All reefbreeder users!

chris31 · 10/10/2015, 04:14 PM

I have a standard 75 with my light about 9-9.5 inches off the water line. What should I be peeking at on each channel. Right now my blues are 80 and my whites are 50. Any suggestions?

bundybear1981 · 10/10/2015, 05:38 PM

A big question here is what are you keeping? Depending on what you keep the requirements will vary.

chris31 · 10/10/2015, 06:16 PM

Mostly lps, zoas, mushrooms but would like put in a piece of sps or 2 down the line.

ct_vol · 10/10/2015, 09:16 PM

In my opinion 80:50 is plenty high for your stock list. Maybe even too high dependent upon your photo period and ramping schedule...

Ron Reefman · 10/11/2015, 06:37 AM

I have a 180 with mostly sps and 2 IT2080 fixtures (ReefBreeders Photon32) and I peak at 90B and 40W for just 4 hours a day with 5 hour long sunrise and sunsets as well.

heathlindner25 · 10/11/2015, 06:58 AM

I run the "value" Reef breeder for 10 hours a day, the whites for 6
Blues:85% White:45% going on 1.5 years with this set up

laga77 · 10/11/2015, 07:37 AM

The 50G with mostly sps with some nps has a 32". The 120G is mixed with a 48". Both ramp up and down over a 12 hour cycle. There is a three hour period of 100% on both channels from 12-3. Moon lights the rest of the time with a 2 hour blackout from 2-4. The 50 has been this way for 2 years and the 120 1 year. Alk-9 dKH, Ca 450, po4 .03, Nitrates are at 25 due to a recent problem but are coming down. Everyone thinks these settings are too high but they are working for me. 11 months of growth for example.

chris31 · 10/11/2015, 06:02 PM

My lighting schedule is over a 12 hr period. I use the excel spreadsheet that it made by reefbreeders. So maybe I should drop the whites down to 40%? What does everyone think? I mean in all reality if your having success with 90b/40w on a 180g then mine is defiantly high for a 75g.

Rybren · 10/12/2015, 05:07 AM

I have two manual dimming Reefbreeder type units at 14" over my mixed 75G. Blues are at 60% and whites are at 40%. Over the 10 months that I've had them, the coral growth has exploded. They replaced a 4x54W ATI Sunpower.

Ltrace · 10/13/2015, 06:38 AM

Our School has a 120gal tank 6' long and just received 3 Superlux from Reef Breeders. Not that familiar with LED lighting and need advice on how long to set up timers and what intensity do we set Ch1 and Ch2?
At the present time we have 1 chromis, 3 PJ cardinals, 2 Clowns, 1 Royal Gramma. We also have some palys, softies and mushrooms. The plan for the future is some SPS and maybe LPS. Suggestions?

10/10/2015, 04:14 PM	#1
chris31 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: long island NY Posts: 928	All reefbreeder users! I have a standard 75 with my light about 9-9.5 inches off the water line. What should I be peeking at on each channel. Right now my blues are 80 and my whites are 50. Any suggestions?

10/10/2015, 05:38 PM	#2
bundybear1981 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia Posts: 685 Blog Entries: 1	A big question here is what are you keeping? Depending on what you keep the requirements will vary. __________________ Tank inhabitants : 2x Clownfish, 1x Blue Koran, 1x Foxface Lo, 1xCoral Beauty, 1x Blue Tang, 1x Sailfin Tang Current Tank Info: New Build : 250g (6x3x2) with 2x RW15 pumps, 2x 2200lph return pumps, Tunze ATO, Jebao Dosing Pump, AquaOne G220 Skimmer

10/10/2015, 09:16 PM	#4
ct_vol Reefing On My Mind Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kempton, IL Posts: 8,083	In my opinion 80:50 is plenty high for your stock list. Maybe even too high dependent upon your photo period and ramping schedule... __________________ Randy Volunteers, Blackhawks, Titans, Cubs!!!! Current Tank Info: 185g waiting to be built, 120g SPS/Anemone Reef, 120g SCA in the works, 58g mixed reef w/ 6x39w T5, 125g grow out w/ Reef Breeders

10/11/2015, 06:37 AM	#5
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	I have a 180 with mostly sps and 2 IT2080 fixtures (ReefBreeders Photon32) and I peak at 90B and 40W for just 4 hours a day with 5 hour long sunrise and sunsets as well. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

10/11/2015, 06:02 PM	#8
chris31 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: long island NY Posts: 928	All reefbreeder users! My lighting schedule is over a 12 hr period. I use the excel spreadsheet that it made by reefbreeders. So maybe I should drop the whites down to 40%? What does everyone think? I mean in all reality if your having success with 90b/40w on a 180g then mine is defiantly high for a 75g.

10/10/2015, 06:16 PM	#3
chris31 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: long island NY Posts: 928	Mostly lps, zoas, mushrooms but would like put in a piece of sps or 2 down the line.

10/11/2015, 06:58 AM	#6
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	I run the "value" Reef breeder for 10 hours a day, the whites for 6 Blues:85% White:45% going on 1.5 years with this set up

10/12/2015, 05:07 AM	#9
Rybren Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,642	I have two manual dimming Reefbreeder type units at 14" over my mixed 75G. Blues are at 60% and whites are at 40%. Over the 10 months that I've had them, the coral growth has exploded. They replaced a 4x54W ATI Sunpower. __________________ 120G Mixed Reef, 28G AIO zoa/pipefish tank

10/13/2015, 06:38 AM	#10
Ltrace Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 9	Our School has a 120gal tank 6' long and just received 3 Superlux from Reef Breeders. Not that familiar with LED lighting and need advice on how long to set up timers and what intensity do we set Ch1 and Ch2? At the present time we have 1 chromis, 3 PJ cardinals, 2 Clowns, 1 Royal Gramma. We also have some palys, softies and mushrooms. The plan for the future is some SPS and maybe LPS. Suggestions?