AI Sol Blue - Ideal Settings

[messina06]

I just installed 2 AI Sol Blues parallel to the front of my glass about 10 inches awl. I am pretty bare in the coral department currently. My peak settings hit 35 WH 40 BL and 40 RY. I just picked up 2 SPS frags yesterday. This tank has been established for 10 years but recently just did my upgrade to lighting and flow. Bought 2 MP40wes. Love them.

So everyone says to start slow, but since I didn't have much to start with, should I be raising the intensity? I don't want these SPS to. It have enough light.

[dsmhero]

Let them acclimate to the new tank for a few weeks then slowly raise the intensity every other week.

What are your tank dimensions?

[kc350twin]

Need way more info.

Tank dimensions?

What are you keeping?

What was your old lighting?

Do you have a PAR meter? Can you borrow one?

Start Low and work your way up is a blanket statement that most people throw out with out knowing the facts. A good start would be 400ish par up top and 150ish par on the sand. Obviously depending on the livestock. Pics would help as well.


I have a 24x24x18 tank. One sol blue 10'" AWL. I run

89% w
100%B
100% RB

all day for 9 hrs
500 par up top in the center and grow sps like crazy

150 par on the sand around the outsides
HTH
Kc3