AI Prime Light Schedule - Thoughts?

pdiehm · 10/05/2015, 06:31 AM

Have been running my prime at 20k, 100% intensity from 9am - 6pm with 4 hour ramp up/down, and lunar mode from 10pm-2am and completely dark from 2:10am until 8am.

Before I change this, I wanted to get some thoughts on this schedule:

9am: Reverse Lunar Mode. All lights at 5, except CW at 2
10am: 20k at 50%
11am: 19k at 70%
12pm: 18k at 80%
1pm: 14k at 90%
2pm: 12k at 100%
3pm: 10k at 100%
4pm: 10k at 100%
5pm: 12k at 100%
6pm: 14k at 90%
7pm: 18k at 80%
8pm: 19k at 70%
9pm: 20k at 50%
10pm: Lunar Mode all at 5, except CW at 2

CaminDFW2 · 10/05/2015, 08:05 AM

I would be careful and acclimate the corals to that intensity. They may not read much PAR but, they can easily bleach corals. I like the idea of going through the entire kelvin spectrum.. I am only doing 20K to 11.5 and then back to 20 over a 8 hour period.

10/05/2015, 06:31 AM	#1
pdiehm Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Delaware Posts: 921	AI Prime Light Schedule - Thoughts? Have been running my prime at 20k, 100% intensity from 9am - 6pm with 4 hour ramp up/down, and lunar mode from 10pm-2am and completely dark from 2:10am until 8am. Before I change this, I wanted to get some thoughts on this schedule: 9am: Reverse Lunar Mode. All lights at 5, except CW at 2 10am: 20k at 50% 11am: 19k at 70% 12pm: 18k at 80% 1pm: 14k at 90% 2pm: 12k at 100% 3pm: 10k at 100% 4pm: 10k at 100% 5pm: 12k at 100% 6pm: 14k at 90% 7pm: 18k at 80% 8pm: 19k at 70% 9pm: 20k at 50% 10pm: Lunar Mode all at 5, except CW at 2

10/05/2015, 08:05 AM	#2
CaminDFW2 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 103	I would be careful and acclimate the corals to that intensity. They may not read much PAR but, they can easily bleach corals. I like the idea of going through the entire kelvin spectrum.. I am only doing 20K to 11.5 and then back to 20 over a 8 hour period.