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It’s already in the market - check at Amazon.I'm no expert at lighting so I can't offer an opinion as to growth.
However I have noticed that there are advantages to both white and blue lighting. White lighting looks more natural and highlights the fish better. And blue makes the color pop more, but it washes out the fish's colors and it looks really unnatural. The best way to get the advantages of both is to go heavy on the blues and wear orange lenses to filter the light and make it look more natural.
The trouble is, when I look at my tank I don't want to have to put on special glasses that make the tank pop but everything else look weirdly orange.
So to the manufacturers and entrepreneurs out there, why don't you make plastic films that we can stick to the glass over our tanks and cover the whole thing in a light filter. That way we can have a natural looking light with the advantage of the corals popping.
Can you post the link? I checked but couldn't find it.It’s already in the market - check at Amazon.
I like the ideaI'm no expert at lighting so I can't offer an opinion as to growth.
However I have noticed that there are advantages to both white and blue lighting. White lighting looks more natural and highlights the fish better. And blue makes the color pop more, but it washes out the fish's colors and it looks really unnatural. The best way to get the advantages of both is to go heavy on the blues and wear orange lenses to filter the light and make it look more natural.
The trouble is, when I look at my tank I don't want to have to put on special glasses that make the tank pop but everything else look weirdly orange.
So to the manufacturers and entrepreneurs out there, why don't you make plastic films that we can stick to the glass over our tanks and cover the whole thing in a light filter. That way we can have a natural looking light with the advantage of the corals popping.
Thank you !!!
Back in the day we were always told that you needed the white light to make the corals grow and the blue was to make them pop. Today we know differently but what exactly is the BEST percentage combo to experience the best coral growth from a lighting aspect? Throw all the other variables out the door as if they were perfect. This is about Blue versus White! Let's talk about it!
What percentage of blue and white do you think makes the best coral growth combo?
How has your growth been? Ever used a PAR metre to see what it was at?G5 Pro on a reefer170, 34g dt. Running at 55% overall intensity with the diffuser. Blues , violet, Uv100%, whites 15%, red and green 3%. SPS and LPS, gorgorian, clam, anemone…seems to be working. No complaints from coral or fish. Ramping up slowly and watching for any negative reactions, you never know unless you try.
With Radeons I always kept my mixed at 250-350 highest at center top. With these new AI Hydra's I am going to have to order a meter. I'm not gonna rent just buy since I am now helping a few others out locally, might as well own one now.How has your growth been? Ever used a PAR metre to see what it was at?
Hey! I am running a softies tank too and its what lights are you using and could please specify the intensity? I sort of start mine with an all blue ramp up then a mix of white and blue and end the day with an all blue ramp down.I have no idea what I’m doing, but it’s working for softies, lol.
I have all blues in the morning that ramp up to 80%-100% white/20%-30% blues. Then, it ramps back down to 100% blues.
Hey! I am using the Hyper reef 50W with nicrew, do you have soft corals? I' am using mine on a 30g tank and i'm not sure if it is underpowered.I recently upgraded some lousy stock tank lighting (20G hex) with a 100W Nicrew HyperReef LED. Slowly ramping it up since everything was used to, although not happy with, much lower light. I'm running the blue channel and white channel with equal intensity.