I have 2 kessil a360w running on my tank. I run them from 8am to 8pm with 6 different stages of color and intensity. Stage 1, color 10%, intensity 20%, stage 2, 20% color, 40 intensity, stage 3 50/50, stage 4 40/40, stage 5 20/20 and 0/0 in the final stage until morning. I currently have a torch coral in the middle of the tank, and I mean the almost the exact middle of the tank and seams to be doing well. I just got a galaxea that is in the middle but in the sand bed. I also have a carpet anemone that has not moved in the 2 months I've had it and a green star polyp that's on a rock by itself that seems to be starting to grow. Is this enough light? I run each stage for 2 hours. Should I run the color more or less? I think the intensity is enough. Its a standard 55gal tank about about 24" high. The lights are about 5 inches from the water level. I have a ecotech mp10 set to the reef crest mode. The torch seems to like the flow. I have a small power head opposite to the mp10 going constant slightly pointed to the surface. Was thinking of getting a mp40 to replace it with the idea of upgrading in the future. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
lighting for lps corals
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Tanthaitrung
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There is a Kessil club. You should post here:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2474225
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2474225
BarIzoN
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Hi, how did you like the MP10 in your 55? I'm thinking to buy one for my 55gal, but also I'm inclined on Maxpect Gyre 130...
Sorry but I don't have anything to help out on lighting. I run a Coralife T5 actinic and white for 8 hours a day.
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Sorry but I don't have anything to help out on lighting. I run a Coralife T5 actinic and white for 8 hours a day.
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honestly Bar, if I knew then what i know now, I would have gotten the mp40. Mainly just so I wouldn't have to run the 40 as hard. The 10 does the job but to ease the work load of the 10, another one would help to scale back my current mp 10. I would go with the 40 just because of my idea to upgrade down the road. With that said, the mp 10 is super quiet and you don't have the cord in the water. Looks nice and does the job.
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