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I have a 20g standard with a single xr15 pro mounted 8 inches above center tank with diffuser. I run at 80 percent max and use this schedule. I am hardly seeing any growth at all Am I not providing a long enough peak photo period I max out blue for much of the day and peak the whites mostly for my benefit (sorry I hate blue tanks) All parameters are near perfect. Use a single Nero 3 center rear wall at 75 percent max Do small amount of Live Photo daily and perform a 0.7 gallon water change daily (Automated) So I am thinking either my flow isn’t chaotic enough or something is up with the lighting 40D72FDA-CAEB-414C-A521-FCA1A43AC523.png 16C731FE-DB9A-4308-9045-C605CC3D909D.png 3AFE260D-2E0B-4805-8ED2-B063C72A1983.png 8B777B4C-126B-4088-9BE9-173853E54148.png BDD9DB76-396E-4DCB-A73C-E8B6FDD4737D.png 6CF080BF-C3ED-4599-9EC6-D45BD35270F9.png D0153A33-FC1E-4448-9755-A5C80E7DED32.png A9ABA3B4-7356-41C8-B155-F86A11A856CF.png 843CFBE4-DB87-4E07-8263-BD409225B2DA.png 0EFFA164-0AEA-4C49-8ADE-A3D92A4EA5AF.png
 

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I might suggest just using the Mobius AB+ Template as this is optimized for SPS, and if you have access to a PAR meter you might want to try the schedule intensity @50% and see what the levels are around the tank before increasing.
 
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I might suggest just using the Mobius AB+ Template as this is optimized for SPS, and if you have access to a PAR meter you might want to try the schedule intensity @50% and see what the levels are around the tank before increasing.
The majority of the day is based off the ab+ settings until I add the white for visuals. Part is 200-300 at most of the rock work using a 14 year old par meter.
 

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The "spike" in your schedule could be a possible culprit, ie: either your corals aren't getting enough sustained light during the timeframe they need it most or they're getting too much light during the short peak intensity (I'm only speculating since I don't know at what point in your schedule that you measured your PAR levels). Here's my Radion G5 Blue schedule based on a slightly modified Radiant Color template. I'm running a lot of soft and LPS, so my intensity levels are a lot less than yours would be. My PAR is around 500 at the surface, 175-250 midway and 50-75 near the bottom.

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