LED upgrade and Lighting Regime.

GorillaSmack · 04/17/2015, 07:28 AM

Thanks in advance.

Just upgrade my 29g biocube with some TrueLumen 12" Dual leds.
12k white / 453 nm & 453nm.

My question is. How should i set my lighting intensity. ?
I work so i do plan on having lights on during my absence.
8-6pm.

I read that having a 60/40 setting is good.. 12k/453nm bar on 60%

Any suggestions..?

My Elegance coral is struggling to acclimate to the lighting change.
She was beautiful with a 10k stock fluorescent on high.

undertai · 04/17/2015, 09:35 AM

LEDs are more intense so I would start off around 40 or 50% then move up every other week.

GorillaSmack · 04/17/2015, 09:41 AM

@Under-- Thank you for the info. i left my tank at 50% white/actinic 40%actinic

BarryV · 04/17/2015, 12:13 PM

GorillaSmack what kind of coals will your lighting setup support?
Barry

GorillaSmack · 04/20/2015, 08:12 AM

@ Barry-
Torch,hammer,frogspawn,elegance,flower pot,star polyps, acan, favia, zoas, trumpet, mushroom,button polyp,green finger leather, orange montipora, Mushroom Toadstool leather,pink damicornis.

04/17/2015, 07:28 AM	#1
GorillaSmack Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Miami Beach , Fl Posts: 47	LED upgrade and Lighting Regime. Thanks in advance. Just upgrade my 29g biocube with some TrueLumen 12" Dual leds. 12k white / 453 nm & 453nm. My question is. How should i set my lighting intensity. ? I work so i do plan on having lights on during my absence. 8-6pm. I read that having a 60/40 setting is good.. 12k/453nm bar on 60% Any suggestions..? My Elegance coral is struggling to acclimate to the lighting change. She was beautiful with a 10k stock fluorescent on high. __________________ "The beginning is the most important part of the work" -PLATO Current Tank Info: 29g CoralLife Biocube, Aqua Euro Nano Protein Skimmer, InTank Media Basket, Refugium set up with Chaeto, live rock, light, in tank water heater, Tunze Automatic Top Off with 7 gallon reservoir tank, Hydor Wave maker. Truelumen 12" led lighting kit

04/17/2015, 09:41 AM	#3
GorillaSmack Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Miami Beach , Fl Posts: 47	@Under-- Thank you for the info. i left my tank at 50% white/actinic 40%actinic __________________ "The beginning is the most important part of the work" -PLATO Current Tank Info: 29g CoralLife Biocube, Aqua Euro Nano Protein Skimmer, InTank Media Basket, Refugium set up with Chaeto, live rock, light, in tank water heater, Tunze Automatic Top Off with 7 gallon reservoir tank, Hydor Wave maker. Truelumen 12" led lighting kit

04/20/2015, 08:12 AM	#5
GorillaSmack Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Miami Beach , Fl Posts: 47	@ Barry- Torch,hammer,frogspawn,elegance,flower pot,star polyps, acan, favia, zoas, trumpet, mushroom,button polyp,green finger leather, orange montipora, Mushroom Toadstool leather,pink damicornis. __________________ "The beginning is the most important part of the work" -PLATO Current Tank Info: 29g CoralLife Biocube, Aqua Euro Nano Protein Skimmer, InTank Media Basket, Refugium set up with Chaeto, live rock, light, in tank water heater, Tunze Automatic Top Off with 7 gallon reservoir tank, Hydor Wave maker. Truelumen 12" led lighting kit

04/17/2015, 09:35 AM	#2
undertai Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 1,110	LEDs are more intense so I would start off around 40 or 50% then move up every other week.

04/17/2015, 12:13 PM	#4
BarryV Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Winston, Oregon Posts: 418	GorillaSmack what kind of coals will your lighting setup support? Barry