Ok, first thing first....this is NOT a debate about if a type of light grows corals. Here are plenty of threads out there for that.
What I am trying to figure out is the best way to transition from 2 250watt halides to 2 full panel Orpheks. I have used halides my entire tank career with the exception of 8 months where I tried leds awhile back. I have nothing at all against halides and the heat doesn’t bother me. Not one bit, nor does replacing bulbs...I got an amazing deal on these Orpheks which is why I’m trying them out.
My concern, is many people state when they switched from halides to leds they lost coral completely and damaged plenty of others. So my question is to those that have switched, what would you do different or what did you do that worked? I would like to try to have as few issues as possible.
Here is a little about my tank.
240 gallon cube (big sps frag tank for the most part right now)
N03 5-10
P04 .07
Alk 8.3
Calcium 435
Mag 1450
Salinity 1.025
Temp 77-79
Thank you,
Corey
What I am trying to figure out is the best way to transition from 2 250watt halides to 2 full panel Orpheks. I have used halides my entire tank career with the exception of 8 months where I tried leds awhile back. I have nothing at all against halides and the heat doesn’t bother me. Not one bit, nor does replacing bulbs...I got an amazing deal on these Orpheks which is why I’m trying them out.
My concern, is many people state when they switched from halides to leds they lost coral completely and damaged plenty of others. So my question is to those that have switched, what would you do different or what did you do that worked? I would like to try to have as few issues as possible.
Here is a little about my tank.
240 gallon cube (big sps frag tank for the most part right now)
N03 5-10
P04 .07
Alk 8.3
Calcium 435
Mag 1450
Salinity 1.025
Temp 77-79
Thank you,
Corey