Refug Light Help Color Settings

[Neo Jeo]

What do you think best settings are for my refug with this light? I’m adding Cheato .

Thoughts? Thanks

 

[Cichlid Dad]

IMHO, there's no reason to keep the white off. Any color spectrum for fresh water tanks will grow algae. Running a purple spectrum makes it harder to see what is going on in a refuge. I run a T5 6500k light for my new refugium and ran a fresh water spectrum LED in my other sump.

 

[Neo Jeo]

IMHO, there's no reason to keep the white off. Any color spectrum for fresh water tanks will grow algae. Running a purple spectrum makes it harder to see what is going on in a refuge. I run a T5 6500k light for my new refugium and ran a fresh water spectrum LED in my other sump.

Thanks. Should I turn white on 100% as well? Or just a little? I thought I read white can grow hair algae before.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Thanks. Should I turn white on 100% as well? Or just a little? I thought I read white can grow hair algae before.

I would all the way. Your light is not all that powerful and you need all the light your can muster. In the white light, there will be green and red in the spectrum

 

[Cichlid Dad]

My refuge light color

 

[Cichlid Dad]

When it was first set up

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Thanks. Should I turn white on 100% as well? Or just a little? I thought I read white can grow hair algae before.

Any algae in your sump is out competing the display. Just pull it as it grows.

 

[Neo Jeo]

Any algae in your sump is out competing the display. Just pull it as it grows.

OK, thanks for that. My thing with hair algae once it starts growing in the refug and I pull it, the small strands go up into the display tank and then it spreads like wildfire in my past experience