LEDS Too Bright?

MaineReef22

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I just bought two 120watt LED fixtures from gehl lamps each fixture has 55 3 watt Bridgelux and epistar LEDs. Im just having a hard time telling if there too bright, I was running 4 65watt PC Bulbs so i know i have to acclimate the corals to the leds. Im running the whites at about 30-40% and the blues at about 80%. There hanging about 12 inches from the surface of the water and the few pieces of sps i have up high look like there bleaching but i cant tell if its just the way they look under the leds or if they really are. They all look healthy and appear to be growing still im just trying to understand leds better. Will it take awhile for them to acclimate before they color up?
 
I am having the same issue with mine too.I have had leds on my tank since nov. last year for the first 7 months I had 4-t5s on my tank also and I noticed some differences then and now I am running only leds and my corals seem like they are bleaching,but when the blues are only on they are awesome! I have mine setup exactly as yours are,except I am using the reefbreeders photon 32 x2
and I am having a hard time with some zoas in my tank while some are flurishing some are just melting away.and my monti cap seems pale in color,but is growing great!
 
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