So I purchased the AI prime 16 HD and installed it to my 16 gallon Biocube. I downloaded saxbys presets, and the only thing i did was up the uv and violet to match the blues (basically making it more of an AB+ , but with the up and down ramping throughout the day). I let that run on acclimation at 50% for 30 days. It has been running full power for two days now, but one of my anemones and one of my torches appears to be bleaching a bit. So yesterday i brought the intensity down from its highest point (in the 90% range on the uvs and blues) to the 60% range. Now the light is roughly 9-10 inches from the surface of the water. What im trying to figure out, is should i bring it down to 50% at highest point and over a couple of months start easing it back up? Or should i just leave it lower? I have two bubble tip anemones that are fairly close to the surface (one less than 2" the other about 5"). one torch is 4" from surface. everything else is mid or lower in the tank and seems fine. The tank is right at 8 months old and previously everything was under the stock LED hood. A par meter is out of the question right now unfortunately, as im 2 hours away from any decent LFS and no one in my town that i know of even has a reef tank.
If yall could please give me some advice on what steps to take i would greatly appreciate it. I just have very little understanding as to what affects the par readings. Intensity of the different channels, hight of the light, should i get a diffuser? any help is appreciated..
If yall could please give me some advice on what steps to take i would greatly appreciate it. I just have very little understanding as to what affects the par readings. Intensity of the different channels, hight of the light, should i get a diffuser? any help is appreciated..