Thinking about KZ lighting

[lobsterboy]

Hi, in the past i used their ratio of the 2:1 and found it to be too white even using the new gens, so now i am using 6 new gen and 6 fiji purples.
i think the colors are fine. I do change the blubs often, every 2 or 3 months.
I have thought many times about putting an actinic blub on there, but still not 100% sure. It would be intresting to see.
here is a link for some par values, looks like KZ are a bit higher in value.

http://tfivetesting.googlepages.com/par

[lorenz0]

New gens are my favorite 14,000k bulbs

right now i am running 4 new gens an 2 22,000k aqua science bulbs. coral is growing decent, can't complain. i do want some more 22,000k specrum though, lost a little color going mostly white.

[NuraNori]

Also, what is the best way to acclimate corals to new lighting without moving them lower. I know people decrease the time the lights are on, but how long do I keep the light schedule short for and how short?

Thanks!

[lobsterboy]

to acclimate your corals, you can move your light higher, instead of the corals them selves.
and gradually move the light fixture closer to the waters surface.

[cchomistek]

It would be nice if we could just raise the lights but they are on the mounts and our tank is in a room with high vaulted ceilings so we don't have them hanging. Have you had any problems putting new lights with your corals or do you just move the lights up for a period of time?

Craig

[lobsterboy]

Originally Posted by cchomistek

It would be nice if we could just raise the lights but they are on the mounts and our tank is in a room with high vaulted ceilings so we don't have them hanging. Have you had any problems putting new lights with your corals or do you just move the lights up for a period of time?

Craig

I used to use an aqua light pro 72 inch fixture, with one of the MH burnt out, then i went with the nova extreme pro, 12x 39wt t5 blubs, i too do not have them hanging, and placed the fixture right over the tank with the provided lounts, i did not experince any problems with the new lighting and the corals seemed to react better.
I guess its trail and error. some people experince different problems with new lighting choices and others do not.

[chris88]

I would without a doubt go with aqua science bulbs. They are proven to grow sps faster then ati bulbs which are the top selling bulb in the usa.