PAR numbers for my corals, what next?

[JoJosReef]

Hi all, I tested out my Parwise tonight on the Evo, which houses corals/nems that are soon to be transferred to my new 40g Long. I only tested PAR for each of the corals at peak intensity on the following schedule under a Noopsyche K7 Mini:

So peak is 17% white, 50% blue and 50% violet.

Here are my approx. numbers for each coral in the tank:

RBTA: 200
Torch: 165+ (likely a bit more)
Pink Nepthea: 100
Shrooms: 180
RFA green: 200
RFA red: 88
Setosa: 140-180
Candy cane: 180
Alveopora: 100
Pectinia: 180
Duncan: <100
Trachy: 100-180 (hard to measure this one)
Scoly: 100-180 (hard to measure this one)
Acan: estimated to be ~160 in last spot, but was going downhill and moved away about 2 weeks ago to an area that is currently ~100-120 and it is recovering
Blasto: estimated ~160

Notes: everything seems happy, except the shrooms, which don't look happy, and two bit the dust.

Growing well:
Trachy
Setosa
Candy cane

Growing:
RBTA (previously split and back to original glory, very bubbly)
Pink Nepthea
Torch (increased polyps and length, but not heads)
Pectinia
Alveopora (slowly)

Not growing, but polyps out and not declining:
Blasto
Acan (recovering)
Duncan
RFA red
Scoly
Green carpet shroom
Green rhodactis

Declining:
Red rhodactis (slowly)
Florida ricordea (severe, currently moved to low PAR area ~100)


Given these are peak measurements, I expect 10-20% lower at the troughs.

Anyone see anything that looks way off?

For the tank transfer, I am thinking:
1. Keeping the RBTA in a similar PAR level, maybe a bit higher with a peak hitting 220-250.
2. Moving Nepthea to slightly higher par
3. Keeping Alveopora at lower par, maybe 120 peak? Blastos and acan probably the same.
4. Shrooms? No idea. Maybe aim for 150 at peak insteady of 180?
5. Pectinia a bit higher
6. Trachy and Scoly maybe still at the 150-180 range
7. Duncan maybe move to a 120-150 range at peak
8. RFAs will go where they want--the green one loves par.
9. Torch will likely be at >165 par.

Thanks for reading and comments if any!

 

[nezw0001]

Just my two cents but those PAR readings should be fine for the corals listed, most are pretty flexible. You sure your problems are lighting related?

 

[JoJosReef]

Just my two cents but those PAR readings should be fine for the corals listed, most are pretty flexible. You sure your problems are lighting related?

Everything seems to be doing well, now. I rehomed the FL Ricordea. It was only the size of a pencil eraser at that point. But, the red acan has done a full 180 and is doing well in a lower light part of the tank. Everything going smoothly in that tank, now. The Noopsyche K7 mini is a great light for a nano, and I think that the Parwise is helpful.