White/Blue mix on Nicrew Lights

[neilsarah]

Hello. So I have 3 Nicrew 150 Gen 1 lights on my 180 tank. My question is about white vs blue settings. I have done my par readings and have it set to 85% blue and 5% white. My question is regarding the red/green spectrum that is tied to the white setting. Am i depriving my corals of that spectrum by having the whites set so low? I am not really seeing any issues in my corals its just more of a curiosity since I know that spectrum is not tunable like the Gen2 lights are.

 

[FrugalReeferJon]

Like you said, the red and green spectrums are tied to the white setting. So whatever intensity you have the white setting at is what the green and red will be as well. I upgraded from a Gen 1 100w to a Gen 2 100w not too long ago and I’m loving the more precise control of the different spectrums.

 

[jeff60gcube]

Curious, do you match your violet/Blue percentage?

 

[FrugalReeferJon]

Curious, do you match your violet/Blue percentage?

Yes, 100% for violet and blues.

 

[rcpiv93]

Hello. So I have 3 Nicrew 150 Gen 1 lights on my 180 tank. My question is about white vs blue settings. I have done my par readings and have it set to 85% blue and 5% white. My question is regarding the red/green spectrum that is tied to the white setting. Am i depriving my corals of that spectrum by having the whites set so low? I am not really seeing any issues in my corals its just more of a curiosity since I know that spectrum is not tunable like the Gen2 lights are.

Something to consider...some people suspect that corals improve their red and orange fluorescence in the absence of the red light-spectrum. So, by having your red so low, you may actually improve their color.