What power is everyone running their LED's at?

[daplatapus]

I've also got a DIY fixture up and my plating Monti's are doing so well I'm having issues cleaning my glass because they grow so fast I can't get my mag cleaner by

I've also got a green birdsnest and a purple tipped acro that also seems to be doing well but a purple poccilipora that doesn't seem to like it at all.

That being said, because I'm running 4 separate channels they're all at different levels. My NW's are somewhere around 60%, RB's 50%-ish, OCW's 75% and TV's 50%

[LoJack]

Originally Posted by daplatapus

I've also got a DIY fixture up and my plating Monti's are doing so well I'm having issues cleaning my glass because they grow so fast I can't get my mag cleaner by

I've also got a green birdsnest and a purple tipped acro that also seems to be doing well but a purple poccilipora that doesn't seem to like it at all.

That being said, because I'm running 4 separate channels they're all at different levels. My NW's are somewhere around 60%, RB's 50%-ish, OCW's 75% and TV's 50%

Its funny to see this

I have an ORA Birds of Paradise that grows like a weed, but a green and pink birdsnest at the same level that haven't changed size in 6 months.

Plating Monti's do awful for me, yet my purple pocillipora grows like a weed.

I have a few acros that thrive, yet my purple bonsai is in neutral ... the world of reefing is such a confusing place

[LoJack]

However I did some testing this morning ... and there is more than just lighting at play here. I haven't played with my dosing pumps in a while, and apparently I'm starving my corals.

ALK - 7.5 dkh
CAL - 415ppm
MAG - 1400

Calcium and ALK are both a bit low ... I guess getting these in order is probably playing more of a factor than the lighting intensity to be honest.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by LoJack

However I did some testing this morning ... and there is more than just lighting at play here. I haven't played with my dosing pumps in a while, and apparently I'm starving my corals.

ALK - 7.5 dkh
CAL - 415ppm
MAG - 1400

Calcium and ALK are both a bit low ... I guess getting these in order is probably playing more of a factor than the lighting intensity to be honest.

Nothing wrong with any of those numbers. That's where my tank sits and I have to trim monthly.

[LoJack]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Nothing wrong with any of those numbers. That's where my tank sits and I have to trim monthly.

Really ... maybe I should just leave well enough alone then

They seem low to me.

I typically shoot for:

ALK 8.5
CAL 440

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by LoJack

Really ... maybe I should just leave well enough alone then

They seem low to me.

I typically shoot for:

ALK 8.5
CAL 440

No, alk is fine, and really, anything for Ca over 380 is good. My Ca hits a max of 420 ever. I don't even test for Mg. If your tanks sits at those numbers consistently, I'd leave it alone.

[daplatapus]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Nothing wrong with any of those numbers. That's where my tank sits and I have to trim monthly.

Ya, I was about to post the same thing. My Alk is a wee bit higher but my Ca is sitting around 380 or so.

[BuschWacker]

AI nano on a Nuvo 8. im running it at only 35%. mostly zoas. an Acan, and a poci. zoas love it, poci is always has good polyp extention. its only been in tank for few weeks. everything seems very happy and healthy.

[asylumdown]

8 radions on a 275 gallon tank. I was running at 75% max intensity for a while and even that was bleaching some of my LPS on the sand bed, but I removed the worst affected corals to a pico tank not too long ago and tried bumping it up to 80%. Tanks is 85% acro and montipora. So far I haven't noticed a difference, though a couple zoa polyps that point straight up stopped opening up during the peak hour.