Could I Get Away With 3 AI Sol?

[Madreefer]

I would suggest you turn them down to 30%

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

I would suggest you turn them down to 30%

why? they seem pretty dim at 50% even.

i've had three 250 watt metal halides running over the tank for the past 5 months

[Madreefer]

Cause you'll bleach your corals. They are not dimmer. They just appear that way to the human eye. It's good to start them out at 30% and increase by 3-5% per week. I switched over fron 2 250W with 4 54w T5s. I've had 4 for a couple of months now and they are now running at a max 55w 60b 65rby. Probably going to keep it like that. I had them turned up alot higher due to impatience and started to have issues with a bit of algae on my sandbed. Several other people who have switched over to the Sols have experienced the same problems.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

Cause you'll bleach your corals. They are not dimmer. They just appear that way to the human eye. It's good to start them out at 30% and increase by 3-5% per week. I switched over fron 2 250W with 4 54w T5s. I've had 4 for a couple of months now and they are now running at a max 55w 60b 65rby. Probably going to keep it like that. I had them turned up alot higher due to impatience and started to have issues with a bit of algae on my sandbed. Several other people who have switched over to the Sols have experienced the same problems.

how many units are you running and what are your tank dims?.....just trying to get a feel for coverage.....

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by fishytime

how many units are you running and what are your tank dims?.....just trying to get a feel for coverage.....

4 units 12" above the water line

57"wide, half circle so bows out the front 29" at center and 27" deep

New program i run: No lunar or lightning storms used

Time w b rby ramp in mins
08:00 5 5 15 30
10:00 10 10 10 30
11:00 30 40 40 30
12:00 55 60 60 180
17:00 50 60 60 180
19:30 20 25 30 1
20:00 5 10 20 30
22:30 - - 10 30
23:15 - - 2 30

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

I would suggest you turn them down to 30%

unless your looking for more pretty white colours in your tank hehe