Photon V2 Schedule

[Seanybaggs123]

Good Morning,

I inhereted a 48 inch Reefbreeder's Photon V2 LED light, retrofitted with 2 T5's.
The manufacturer has amazing informational material on light schedules, but the photon v2 spreadsheet they provide is confusing and I'm not exactly sure I understand it.

So... I was hoping maybe somebody here has a schedule they'd like to share.

I have a 22" tall tank, have the light around 6 inches above the tank (but could go to 12 inches).
I only plan to keep softies and LPS.
Currently have channels 3, 5, and 6 running at 45% for about 10 hours a day.

Any insight is appreciated :)

 

[Bryknicks]

This is the schedule I have been running. I will need to fine tune it now as I recently added two supplemental T5's with Blue Plus bulbs. So I will be upping the whites for the timeframe that the T5s are on as I like the natural look with the pop better than just the pop.

 

[Seanybaggs123]

This is the schedule I have been running. I will need to fine tune it now as I recently added two supplemental T5's with Blue Plus bulbs. So I will be upping the whites for the timeframe that the T5s are on as I like the natural look with the pop better than just the pop.

Do you have a 22 inch deep tank? How far do you keep the light off the tank?

 

[Bryknicks]

I have an 18" deep tank and the light is about 8-10" off the water surface.

 

[Seanybaggs123]

I have an 18" deep tank and the light is about 8-10" off the water surface.

Thank you!

 

[Snoopy 67]

I determined my height by the legs supplied with the fixture, about 8" off the water.
Revisit the lighting page & try something around 10 -12 K.
The higher the K rating the bluer the look.