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What's your schedule with it
I have 3 of them over my 225. They are 8 inches off the water the blues are set at 27 percent and whites are set to 1 percent. The blues are on for 10 hours and the whites are on for 8 hours. I also run 2 60 inch ati blues plus t5s for 6 hours.
 

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I have 3 of them over my 225. They are 8 inches off the water the blues are set at 27 percent and whites are set to 1 percent. The blues are on for 10 hours and the whites are on for 8 hours. I also run 2 60 inch ati blues plus t5s for 6 hours.
What is the furthest depth you have your acros.
 

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Thanks I have mine at about 8-9 inches off the water and had them set to 65/20. Everything grew well except my frogspawn which had (I thought bleached) bear in mind torch and hammers were fine, so worked my lighting down to 30/10 (stupidly) and colours in the frogspawn were on a couple tips going green again. I left it this way for a couple months then my montipora digis have faded slowly over this time and the frogspawn didn't change. As that was the only change I made, I'm working it back up to where they were and possibly upto 70/25. I'm currenly at 58/18 I'll see how it goes.

They are great lights I just wish they were set and forget, as with most led lighting people like to tinker just to make that 1 coral pop that little bit brighter. You live and learn.
 

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My lowest acro is about 21 inches from the light. The tank is 27 inch deep
Good coloration and all? The reason I ask is that I have a similar light and I am currently running it full blast. And I love the results I am getting. Just seems crazy that you are at an opposite end of intensity and acros are good as well.
 

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Good coloration and all? The reason I ask is that I have a similar light and I am currently running it full blast. And I love the results I am getting. Just seems crazy that you are at an opposite end of intensity and acros are good as well.
Yes very good color and growth. I'm sure the t5s help. Here some call phone pic.
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Testing another light with a cool little app. I should have some numbers tonight or tomorrow but here are some pics................
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Where can you find this light and cost of it
 
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I am battling a cold but I am supposed to go tomorrow and help fill the new coral system we built. The new cube like the one we were using came in so
we will be back on a somewhat regular testing schedule soon. I want to get numbers from the little globe light and the Pixie 150.
 

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I am battling a cold but I am supposed to go tomorrow and help fill the new coral system we built. The new cube like the one we were using came in so
we will be back on a somewhat regular testing schedule soon. I want to get numbers from the little globe light and the Pixie 150.

Some nasty bugs going around. Hope you're feeling better tomorrow.
 

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