are my lights too strong ?

[OOtzie]

I bought and installed the rapidled nano kit - http://www.rapidled.com/servlet/the-...ium-LED/Detail.

I set up the cree's in a circle with 4 white on the outside and 8 blue as the rest. I have a couple of questions -

- Was the set up pro blue a bad idea? and having white in the corners?

- Whats the best way to set up the lighting?

I have them running on a single ballast, which means I have no control or dimmer . . . and them lights are bright !?

- are the LEDs too close to my tank (they're built into the hood)

 

[OOtzie]

my lighting is setup -

w - b - b - w
b - - - - - b
b - - - - - b
w - b - b - w

additionally, I look at nano setups like kidninja's ( whoa !) and he's using stock lighting.
When I had stock lighting I had excellent growth and with "superior" LED's I have no growth just nice popping colors/shimmer.

In the event of me switching back to stock lighting would my corals be greatly effected ?

 

[CONSTANTNE]

I dont have experience with LEDs but it would probably be better to have a dimmer to acclimate the corals to the LEDs. Also, try contacting Rapidled. They seem to be very helpful when I email them questions I have.

Maybe someone else has good advice

 

[OOtzie]

I mean I only have mushrooms of multiple varieties and a hammer & frogspawn, the lighting could very well be too strong

 

[batt600]

I dont have experience with LEDs but it would probably be better to have a dimmer to acclimate the corals to the LEDs. Also, try contacting Rapidled. They seem to be very helpful when I email them questions I have.

Maybe someone else has good advice

Yes your 100% right the corals have to acclimate to you light

 

[OOtzie]

Yes your 100% right the corals have to acclimate to you light

how long does that take? I lost most of my colonies due to the lighting shock.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

the longer the better for acclimation time. usually you would raise it up a little more every week until you are at what you like or what would benefit the corals

 

[OOtzie]

well With no dimmer i'm at the mercy of the lighting at full strength . . . question is will the corals eventually acclimate and begin to open up fully/grow

 

[Tonyscoots84]

raise lighting if possible until and lower it down a little by little or if there is some type of ac/dc adapter you can get to lower the amount of electricity that goes to the driver. (im not sure maybe someone can chime in)

 

[bigyankfan]

If you can see your house from Outer Space, your lights may be too strong. :tongue1:

 

[DA fisherman]

If you can see your house from Outer Space, your lights may be too strong. :tongue1:

+1
LMAO


Sent from MR. fix your fins or get your fins fix

 

[Jakef150]

yeah how do you like it so far ?

Im not sure what to get nanocustom or rapidled.

I might get 20 LED, dont you think its too much for my set up biocube 29 eh?

Jake

 

[OOtzie]

well I'm running 12 on a bc14 and I personally think the lighting is too strong. Initially my bullseye colonies cooked and all the newest corals I added were doing well, now most if not all my bullseye shrooms are barely opened. The zoas use to like it but I dont know if my flameback is picking at them currently or my shrimp is annoying them, either way those are barely opened, and my parameters are just fine. I'm at my wit's end.

The only corals that are thriving is my hairy mushroom and my hammer & frogspawn.

 

[Jakef150]

do you have dimmer with it ??