Wanting to change my light schedule on my ati dimmable 6 bulb fixture

[easyautocare18]

I'm wanting to change my light schedule on my 48 inch ati dimmable 6 bulb fixture. I'm looking for different ideas on what to run my light schedule on. Thanks

 

[Ron Reefman]

Well, what are you running now????

 

[easyautocare18]

Well, what are you running now????

Blues come on at 10am, sun starts ramping up at 1pm, full sun at 230pm to 530pm. Sun ramps down and turns off at 7pm. Blues turns off at 10pm

 

[easyautocare18]

Blues come on at 10am, sun starts ramping up at 1pm, full sun at 230pm to 530pm. Sun ramps down and turns off at 7pm. Blues turns off at 10pm

I have a lot of algae so was tried shorting my full sun time

 

[Ron Reefman]

That will help a little. More blue and less white will help as well.

It's my understanding that corals can only use full sun for photosynthesis for 6 to 8 hours. The ramp up and down doesn't matter much as long as the levels aren't too close to full sun levels.

 

[bobnicaragua]

Snails and tangs should take care of the problem.

 

[easyautocare18]

That will help a little. More blue and less white will help as well.

It's my understanding that corals can only use full sun for photosynthesis for 6 to 8 hours. The ramp up and down doesn't matter much as long as the levels aren't too close to full sun levels.

I'm only running full sun for 4 hours with ramp up and down for a hour and the blues for 12 hours