Coral Light Acclimation

[Krenshaw22]

Ok I'm upgrading my 20 gallon mixed reef tank from 130 watt power compact system. Which is 65 watt daylight bulb and 65 12,000 k actinic bulbs. Im upgrading to a mh fixture which has 1x 250W 15,000 k HQI metal halide, 2x 65W Actinic Blue CF lamps, and 4x Bluemoon LED. What would be the best way to acclimate them. The corals are ora neon green bird nest. Maze brain. Neon green candy cane. Zoas. Green staghorn. Monti capriconis. And blue tip acro. Also if I dnt reply here is my number plz text only 1-251-281-4488.

 

[smtank]

Congradulations on the lighting up grade. You will probably love it.

IMO it has to be a slow acclimation with a reduction in photoperiod and either placement of some shielding or increasing distance between the fixture and the tank.

With your current lighting and the difference in the new fixture with regard to PAR there is going to be significant change so I would go pretty slow over about 2 weeks.

 

[Krenshaw22]

Thanks for the congrats.