Ocean revive t247 questions. im new to leds

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I just got 2 ocean revive t247 fixtures for my 55 gallon tank. switched over from aquatic life 4 bulb fixture -ati t5s. I have a FOWLR with BTA ..What timer settings should I run channel 1 and channel 2 on ? and how intense for both channels? I currently have them hanging 7 "over tank and I'm running channel 1 at 60% for 10 hours and channel 2 at 25% for 9 hrs. Does anybody have a better idea on how long and how intense? ..thanks I'm new to LEDs ..I don't want a huge algae bloom. can I run them longer with less percentage of intensity? all comments are welcome

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I'm still figuring out my ocean revive as well, I by no means am an expert on the light and every tank is different. But I run my

blues 42% 9am-9pm and
whites 7% 12pm-6pm
5 inches from top of the water

I had my blues at 42% but I'm working them down alittle, just testing a theory. So their actually at 35% now but for majority of the tanks life it was at 42%.
 

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I just got 2 ocean revive t247 fixtures for my 55 gallon tank. switched over from aquatic life 4 bulb fixture -ati t5s. I have a FOWLR with BTA ..What timer settings should I run channel 1 and channel 2 on ? and how intense for both channels? I currently have them hanging 7 "over tank and I'm running channel 1 at 60% for 10 hours and channel 2 at 25% for 9 hrs. Does anybody have a better idea on how long and how intense? ..thanks I'm new to LEDs ..I don't want a huge algae bloom. can I run them longer with less percentage of intensity? all comments are welcome

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Great questions....here is what you need to keep in mind.

How much available nutrients are in your tank?

Algae is caused by an imbalance of nutrient import vs nurtient exports, meaning you have more available nutrients without export allowing the algae to feed on it and grow. As long as your import and export systems are balanced you can blast as much light that's healthy to grow your photosynthetic organisms.
Example of nutrient import: Fish food, dosing nitrates...ect, bad water supply, Fish waste
Nutrient export: Skimmers, Water changes, GFO, algae eating fish (kinda both..), refugiums, deep sand beds, live rock...
 

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60% total between the two channels is suitable for bubble tips. I run 10 white 50 blue
 

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