Need help with lighting. Please.

Peepers · May 18, 2021

Hello everyone and thank you for taking time to read this. So I have a red sea reefer 350. I'm looking to add to my lighting because I'm sure it's not sufficient for what I want to do. At the moment I have only two kessil a360 we's. ( I'm pretty sure that's right, lol) my fish all do great but my corals don't seem to be growing. Well, except for my gsp, lol. But I have a toadstool that seems to just be surviving. I'm always afraid to bleach everything out. But I've got two running for 12 hrs. 2 ramp up and 2 ramp down, peaking at 70%. I have them about 8 inches of surface. I'm sure this is not enough for the reefer 350. I am in a spot now to add lights. Should I get another 360we? I can't afford 2 more at the moment. Just wanting to get my corals to flourish instead of just keeping them alive. Any advice would be helpful.

T-J · May 18, 2021

Aren't the WE's for refugiums? That could be your problem.

Peepers · May 18, 2021

Ok maybe I'm wrong, it's the wide angle ones. Sorry they were like 350$ a piece. They are not the refugium lights. I have one of those too. I must be mixing them up.

Peepers · May 18, 2021

T-J said:
Aren't the WE's for refugiums? That could be your problem.

And no, they are not for refugiums. I just think I need 4 but was hoping for some advice

Jekyl · May 18, 2021

I have 2 360we over a 90 gallon and they do just fine. If you want sps all over then more are needed. I run 12 hours with 5 hours peak at 85%. However I worked up to that point. I keep mine about 6 or 7" over the water. Sps would be fine if placed under the lights. Everything else won't have an issue either.