changing LED colors in tank

crankbait09 · 01/18/2018, 10:38 AM

Please correct me if I am wrong, but corals pretty much live off the blues, yes?

If I wanted to change the appearance, whether it be more or less blues, whites, etc, how do you do that without effecting the health of the corals?

I am running Hydra 26 HD's. Right now, I have my reds and greens at 0. my whites are at about 15, purple/violets are at 35, and my blues/royal blues are at 88.

jayball · 01/18/2018, 01:01 PM

While coral do most of their photosynthesis in the violet-blue-cyan (400nm-500nm) all light contributes. Just make your changes slowly.

01/18/2018, 10:38 AM	#1
crankbait09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 932	changing LED colors in tank Please correct me if I am wrong, but corals pretty much live off the blues, yes? If I wanted to change the appearance, whether it be more or less blues, whites, etc, how do you do that without effecting the health of the corals? I am running Hydra 26 HD's. Right now, I have my reds and greens at 0. my whites are at about 15, purple/violets are at 35, and my blues/royal blues are at 88.

01/18/2018, 01:01 PM	#2
jayball Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,671	While coral do most of their photosynthesis in the violet-blue-cyan (400nm-500nm) all light contributes. Just make your changes slowly.