Redsea Led 90 lighting settings. What works for me

[Braveheart!]

First, I’m new to reefing and trying to figure out what works for me. I started my tank 4/1/2022. My tank is a Red Sea 350 and I’m using Red Sea LED90s. I have Zoanthid, Acan, Frogspawn, hammer, and neon green toadstool corals in my tank. I had the blue light setting on the LED90’s on mid 40’s to low 50’s. Everything looked ok. But I noticed after a few months the zoanthids (bottom of the tank) that were getting filtered light because of rocks above we growing like crazy and the ones that most likely receiving the highest PAR we’re doing the worst. (Color looked better, but not growing). I have since turned down my Blue Light PAR to low to mid 40s. It hasn’t been long enough to know for sure, but the are growing better, but with a little less color.
michael

 

[Nairshire Reef]

First, I’m new to reefing and trying to figure out what works for me. I started my tank 4/1/2022. My tank is a Red Sea 350 and I’m using Red Sea LED90s. I have Zoanthid, Acan, Frogspawn, hammer, and neon green toadstool corals in my tank. I had the blue light setting on the LED90’s on mid 40’s to low 50’s. Everything looked ok. But I noticed after a few months the zoanthids (bottom of the tank) that were getting filtered light because of rocks above we growing like crazy and the ones that most likely receiving the highest PAR we’re doing the worst. (Color looked better, but not growing). I have since turned down my Blue Light PAR to low to mid 40s. It hasn’t been long enough to know for sure, but the are growing better, but with a little less color.
michael

Hello,
I have the Red Sea 250. I also use the RS LED90's and similar corals. I started out in the low 40 on blue and 10 on white . I then used the ReefBeat acclimation program to slowly raise my light level to Blue 60 and White 25. Set it for 60 days as I recall. Par meter indicates that I'm around 250 at surface and 125 on sand bed. Everything seems happy and is growing.

 

[Braveheart!]

Hello,
I have the Red Sea 250. I also use the RS LED90's and similar corals. I started out in the low 40 on blue and 10 on white . I then used the ReefBeat acclimation program to slowly raise my light level to Blue 60 and White 25. Set it for 60 days as I recall. Par meter indicates that I'm around 250 at surface and 125 on sand bed. Everything seems happy and is growing.

Thanks. Keep me updated. How old is your tank

 

[Nairshire Reef]

Thanks. Keep me updated. How old is your tank

Tank was started in late Feb this year. Was fully cycled on March 1st.

 

[Nairshire Reef]

Thanks. Keep me updated. How old is your tank

Update. Have settled on 50% blue and 15% white with my RS LED90's. I attempted, using the RS acclimation program, to add more light intensity but, coral wasn't happy. Only thing that enjoyed the extra light was bubble and hair algae.