Nicrew Gen 1 150w x2

[Sunshine2036]

I have a 55 gallon tank reef setup, with two Nicrew Gen 1 150w about 10-12" above water level. Goal ia for a mixed reef of LPS, SPS and softies.
What should my light settings and schedules be? I cant find a conroller for this Gen and have them on a 10hr timer.
Having a tough time finding PAR readings/levels for a 55 gallon.

Many thanks in advance!

 

[PPBlimpy]

With the depth of a 55G your probably going to have to be on one of the higher settings to get the light to the sandbed. Good news is you will have a nice range of Par for sps at the top and softies at the bottom.

only way to really know for sure is rent/borrow a par meter.

@ 10 inch above you should have nice coverage to the sides of the tank also.

I have a gen 1 100W and i do the same, just set on a timer to turn on/off. Works fine and grows anything I ask of it.

 

[oreo54]

I have a 55 gallon tank reef setup, with two Nicrew Gen 1 150w about 10-12" above water level. Goal ia for a mixed reef of LPS, SPS and softies.
What should my light settings and schedules be? I cant find a conroller for this Gen and have them on a 10hr timer.
Having a tough time finding PAR readings/levels for a 55 gallon.

Many thanks in advance!

The gen 2 controller works w gen 1 lights..
$50 on Amazon .
You do have button dimming though right?

Also compatible with HyperReef Gen 1, the controller supports only 2 light channels and requires a 3.5mm TRRS cable (not included)

The 10-13 height might be good for the 48" l/ r dimension but throws a lot of light outside the tank front/ back.
6.3x 14.9 is sort of the light emitting dimensions. That's the case dimensions, actual led us smaller by a bit.

Your " best fit" light height is about 5" with 90 degree lenses.
Of course lowering them while keeping the same intensity would way up your current par.

Things like that make finding " like" setups difficult
Between geometry changes and channel manipulations you would need to be very lucky to find the numbers that apply to your tank.