Lights

[Batman222b]

Here is where I am currently. Can never get the blue to look right with the iPhone.

 

[Sawdonkey]

I looked at your lights. I don’t see why you couldn’t grow anything you’d want under them.

Are those horseshoe crabs in your tank?

 

[Batman222b]

No crabs? I keep the whites at 60%. Blues at 50%. Need a PAR meter I think.

 

[Batman222b]

Think the “crabs” are snails.

 

[Batman222b]

Tank ADD is a funny thing. Was going to ask how you were keeping a trigger in a reef?

 

[Batman222b]

But back on point. I feel that I might as well upgrade to the Hyrda’s I got. See it that makes a difference.

 

[Sawdonkey]

No crabs? I keep the whites at 60%. Blues at 50%. Need a PAR meter I think.

This may be your problem. Try putting your blues at something like 70-80% and your whites at 30-40%. Corals like the blue spectrum.

A few years ago, I tried some lights that had way too many white diodes and not enough blues. My coral looked terrible.

 

[Batman222b]

I’ll try that.
Think I should try the Hydra’s?

 

[Sawdonkey]

Do whatever you want, but I don’t think your current lights are your problem. I think you have them set incorrectly. Almost nobody runs more white than blue. Visually, a little white washes out a lot of blue.

If you want new lights because you want new lights, then buy them. If you just want to grow coral, adjust your current lights.

 

[Batman222b]

Thanks