AI led Question

[felix tesler]

Ok first off hello to everyone in MR i wanted to ask everyone that has experience with AI leds i want to know what seting everyone has there lights at because no matter how i set them it seem to strong for my corals and by the end of the day they start to close on me in the morning everything is fine and then at about 6 - 7 pm they are closeing. Any help or advice would be great

thanks felix

 

[Decalf]

What time do your lights turn off . In my experiance it is not unusal for corals to start to get ready for a night cycle about 30 min before the lights go out. Especially if the light cycle has not been changed in some time and the corals have grown to know it.

 

[garys reef]

What size tank
how many modules and what % for each color how high above the water and sps or Los

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[thirty5]

I have AI's and when the lights start to dim down the corals will close a bit. It really has nothing to do with the brand of AI, it is just your lighting.

It would help to know a little more about your tank though. What size? How many lights? How far are they AWL.

What settings are you currently using?

I have 2 AI Super Blue over my 75 and I am not running over 75% on whites, and I am getting good par at the sand bed. Have great growth on my corals.

If your corals look good and have nice polyp extension when the lights are at their max (with your current settings), then IMO you are fine. But if at max the corals do not look good you may want to dial them back.

It comes down to your tank and what lighting it needs. It is hard for anyone to tell you what to set your lights at.

If you can get a hold of a PAR meter you can map your tank to see if there is too much light or not enough.

 

[felix tesler]

i have a 54 corner my water parmeters are perfect i check them every week i dose calcium magnisium iodine and strontium my AI settings during the day are 19 white 41blue and 25 royal blue the light is about 12 inches from the tank and the pictures that are below i just took to show light intensity and polyp extentions.

 

[felix tesler]

part 2 of pictures

 

[CONSTANTNE]

I run mine at 35W 95B and 100 RB for 6 hours. The rest of the time its much lower. My tank is 95% SPS. I couldnt imagine running the whites higher as it would be too much light.