is this not enough?

[phantomg23]

I made my own led system out of strips from multiple companies. I love the color but I'm not sure if its enough light. heres how it is

1 12k/445 from aquaticlife
1 445 panorama pro w/ reflector from ecoxotic
1 12k/445 stunner w/ reflector from ecoxotic
1 uv with reflector from ecoxotic
1 445/magenta stunner w/ reflector from ecoxotic
1 445 strip from current usa

my lps and zoas look great, i only have 1 sps, a superman monti and it grows veryyyyy slowly. I will be buying more sps saturday and can't have them die. to me, it looks like more than enough but i dont think my monti agrees.

 

[sirreal63]

It is not enough information. Over what size tank? What are the lengths of the strips? If those are all 24" strips and it is over a 6' tsukuba then no, if those a over a 20 gallon tank then it is more than enough.

 

[miah12]

Def need more info on the tank. My superman monti has always been a slow grower for me

 

[hunter01975]

are they all 1 watt,3 watt,7 watt, 10 watt?

ya how long is your tank?

 

[phantomg23]

24 inch 15 gallon tank, they're 12" but they cover the whole tank and theyre about 8 inches off the water. the aquaticlife is 24"

 

[sirreal63]

It should be more than enough on that small of a tank and could actually be more than you realize. Growth is not limited to light alone.

 

[phantomg23]

I have been slacking with upkeep lately but im getting it back together. Thanks, I needed reassurance lol one less thing to worry about!

 

[sirreal63]

Unless the frags are coming from a high light environment, I would acclimate them slowly to prevent bleaching, which can still happen from the difference in light spectrum and intensity.

 

[phantomg23]

wait so are you saying my lighting may be too intense?

 

[sirreal63]

Without a par meter there is no way of knowing. There is zero downside to being cautious, the narrow spectrum of LEDs can bleach sps easily, not as much from over all intensity but a high intensity in a narrow area that the coral is not acclimated to. The tank is shallow so that makes it easier to bleach them. They will not die immediately from a lower light level but can bleach significantly from a high light level of they are not acclimated to it.

 

[phantomg23]

interesting, thanks, ill keep that in mind while placing them

 

[hunter01975]

ya that should more than enough I agree.. you could also raise you light a little higher if possible.
Ya keeping up on water changes are super important on that small of a tank.
good luck..

 

[ganjero]

Add more.

More of what?...what are you buying or selling?

 

[kb3777]

I'd just add a few more panorama pro's if you are worried about having enough light for SPS/Clams.