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Are other inverts OK? Things like shrimp and crabs?
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This is good to know. Ill turn them up to 100% I was worried I was getting to muchYou ain't getting enough par with those lights at 80%. I have XR15 lights over a smaller 65g tank and have to run them at 100% intensity to barely get enough par for my mixed reef tank.
Youre correct I did move my tank recently. I'll crank up the lights then wait for a month ot two and try a a favia or Monti again. I'll have my PAR meter by then also.Didn’t you move your tank recently?
If so, that’s the problem:
Yes, your parameters are solid. But even if your live rock is an instacycle, you’ve still restarted the ecosystem.
Give it a month or two and then give it another go
But do it slowly, only 1% per day. I use the AB plus setting.This is good to know. Ill turn them up to 100% I was worried I was getting to much
Yes, the blues have slightly better par numbers then the pros at the same intensity.Re: Lighting. I have 2 XR15 Blue's running the AB+ profile on a 90 Gal tank.
Here are the PAR mappings I got at 70% and 85% intensity. Might give you some idea of what PAR you're achieving in your tank:
70%
85%
A few people have asked about inverts. No inverts in my tank right now.
If it has been moved within the last couple weeks, I wouldn't take any of this other advice to heart yet tbhYoure correct I did move my tank recently. I'll crank up the lights then wait for a month ot two and try a a favia or Monti again. I'll have my PAR meter by then also.
A few people have asked about inverts. No inverts in my tank right now.