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[T€rm]

Just received my new lights yesterday. I’m upgrading from current USA ic pros. Can anyone recommend a starting settings for my new lights?
I’ve noticed there is no acclimation settings!

 

[PotatoPig]

What tank do you have and what is your PAR target?

 

[T€rm]

I have a standard 75 gallon tank.
My target is eventually to be 100 to 150 par on the sand!

 

[PotatoPig]

I have a standard 75 gallon tank.
My target is eventually to be 100 to 150 par on the sand!

~30% all channels with lights 7 1/4” above the water.

At approx 1/3 depth you’ll be at 160 par, at the sand you’ll be ~90-110 par. This will result in a high par immediately below the surface at the center due to lights being fairly close to the water.

33-35 will have you closer to 150 at the sand.

(Have the same setup and target, rented a par meter last week. I use a glass pane for a lid, that based on testing with/without knocks about 5-10 off the par values)

 

[T€rm]

Thank you very much for the information. I appreciate that very much.
Wonder if I should reduce that by 50% since I’m not getting that currently with the lights I have? There set at 100% blue and 26% white I have about 50 par on the sand now last time I checked.

 

[PotatoPig]

Thank you very much for the information. I appreciate that very much.
Wonder if I should reduce that by 50% since I’m not getting that currently with the lights I have? There set at 100% blue and 26% white I have about 50 par on the sand now last time I checked.

20% all channels will get you about 50 on the sand (also tested this while I had the par meter)

Note that the red/green channels are low intensity - very few LEDs for either vs the blue/white channels so are kinda balanced that they don’t make a huge difference when run at the same intensity as the rest of the bulbs unless you’re going for a deep blue look.

 

[T€rm]

No not really a fan of the deep blue , it washes out my yellow tang to much lol.
Thank you again , that gives me a great starting point.
My toadstool is currently stretched out to much for the lights I have.