Lighting changes

5to9design · 07/08/2021, 07:52 PM

I have a Nuvo 20 with one kessil 160we, it’s not nearly enough light for this tank so this week I finally ponied up and ordered a second one. My question is I’m running the single light at 75% about 10 hours a day, when I put the second one on can I run them both at 75% right off the bat or do I need to start them lower and acclimate the corals to more light?

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callsign4223 · 07/09/2021, 09:16 AM

I would start them lower, and slowly raise them over a few days.

Also, buy or rent a par meter. It's all just guess work otherwise. I thought I had an idea of what I was doing until I got one and realized that I was about 50-75 par lower than I thought I was.

5to9design · 07/09/2021, 06:15 PM

I would love to rent one, I just keep finding it at the bottom of my priority list. Maybe I’ll rent one now so I can better position the lights and intensity.

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callsign4223 · 07/13/2021, 08:13 AM

It was a real game changer for me. You may also look into local reefing facebook groups. Now that I bought mine, I'll loan it out to others on the groups sometimes.

07/08/2021, 07:52 PM	#1
5to9design Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 18	Lighting changes I have a Nuvo 20 with one kessil 160we, it’s not nearly enough light for this tank so this week I finally ponied up and ordered a second one. My question is I’m running the single light at 75% about 10 hours a day, when I put the second one on can I run them both at 75% right off the bat or do I need to start them lower and acclimate the corals to more light? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07/09/2021, 09:16 AM	#2
callsign4223 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 348	I would start them lower, and slowly raise them over a few days. Also, buy or rent a par meter. It's all just guess work otherwise. I thought I had an idea of what I was doing until I got one and realized that I was about 50-75 par lower than I thought I was.

07/09/2021, 06:15 PM	#3
5to9design Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 18	I would love to rent one, I just keep finding it at the bottom of my priority list. Maybe I’ll rent one now so I can better position the lights and intensity. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07/13/2021, 08:13 AM	#4
callsign4223 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 348	It was a real game changer for me. You may also look into local reefing facebook groups. Now that I bought mine, I'll loan it out to others on the groups sometimes.