Radion Gen 5s: PAR, PUR and settings....Oh My

[dtrick]

I am looking for any insight that can be offered for my settings on my Radion Gen 5s. I have a Red Sea Reefer 300 XL 36" L x 22" H x 22.6 " D. I have an XR30 Pro and XR15 Pro set 14" apart and 9" above the tank with the Radion mounting brackets (Wife would not let me hang the XR30 from the ceiling so I got an XR15 for coverage). I used a Syneye Reef for all Par readings.

Full Tank Shot:

Here are my PAR readings for 40% and 60% intensity with a modified version of the of WWC and BRS settings. All PAR readings were taken with the diffusers on the lights, return/wave pumps on and the clear mesh lid on my tank.

Cool White - 50%
Blue - 100%
Royal - 100%
Green - 15%
Red - 15%
UV - 100%
Warm White - 20
Violet - 52%

Side view of a couple of ledges where corals will be placed.

My PUR reading was steady around 76-77%

My lighting schedule runs from 8:15AM to 9:30PM with a 30 minute ramp up and ramp down time of blues with no UV. At 8:45am I have my Point intensity increase until a "high noon" time running for 3 hours. My lights then ramp down in intensity throughout the day until it reaches my night time blue schedule.

Blue schedule:
Cool White - 5%
Blue - 100%
Royal - 100%
Green - 5%
Red - 5%
UV - 10%
Warm White - 0
Violet - 5%

My plan is to run a mixed reef with SPS under the XR30 (left side of the tank) and LPS/softies more towards the XR15 (right side). Does anyone see any problems with my scheduling or lighting intensity? I just want to make sure that I am not going to bleach out or blast out any corals.

 

[susan ingram]

I have no idea but here is a bump

 

[Jon's Reef]

Why run the Violet at 52%? There are only a few Violet LEDs, so I would run that at 100% as that is the weakest part of the G5 pro spectrum vs T5 blue.

The photoperiod looks a bit long, might want to shoot for 8-10 hrs peak. Here is what I run:
8-10 ramp up (0-60%)
10-6 dwell (60%)
6-8 ramp down (0-60%)
Moonlight until 11

 

[dtrick]

Why run the Violet at 52%? There are only a few Violet LEDs, so I would run that at 100% as that is the weakest part of the G5 pro spectrum vs T5 blue.

The photoperiod looks a bit long, might want to shoot for 8-10 hrs peak. Here is what I run:
8-10 ramp up (0-60%)
10-6 dwell (60%)
6-8 ramp down (0-60%)
Moonlight until 11

Thanks for your input! I believe the 52% was set from one of the WWC templates. I moved the slider for Violet from 0 to 100 and didn't see an asthetic difference, so I went with halfway.