Would this work? Lighting schedule

[jamos5790]

This is the BRS recommendation for the lights I have. The only thing is I can not raise them to 18", right now 12" is the highest I can go. What I have noticed is that my toadstool opens as the lights ramp up and down but close up for most of the peak light time. I have been running
red and green 6%
White 34%
Blues 70%

I do not have access to a par meter, which I know is best.

Do you think it would hurt anything to cut the BRS version by 1/3 seeing as my height is 1/3 lower?

That will put
Red and green at 6%
White 29%
Blues 57%

Just an update I changed the lights to the above settings and almost instantly the toadstool came back out. Now I guess I just need to watch the ditgi and monti I have to make sure they are getting enough.

 

[AWarnick]

I think your digitata and other montipora will do great in a lower light. I have a high light and low light aquarium and they seem to do better in the lower light one. Corals are adaptable, they might complain a bit and take time to transition back to growth mode but should work out fine


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[gclackum]

What lights are you running and what size tank

 

[jamos5790]

Reef breeders photon v2 pro
65 gal AIO

 

[enderg60]

Start low and work your way up. Photons are bright as crap at 100% out of the box.

One over a 65 will be more than enough to grow whatever you want.

I would remommend you borrow or rent a part meter. Brs rents one and I think the club has one for members. You can eyeball it based on how corals are doing but par meter is the only way to be sure.

 

[matticus1181]

It's always safer to err on the side of low light and slowly brighten it than going with too high light. It would take a pretty long time to kill something with lowlight, but you can bleach something with too high pretty fast.

 

[jamos5790]

I've adjusted them to

Red and green at 6%
White 20%
Blues 60%

Everything seems happy, been running it like this for a week plus. Toad is staying open all day now