LUX Values on Corals

[regantr6]

greetings... I need HELP!

I took a LUX value on my BioCube and the unit measured 68,000 LUX which an Online calculator converted that to: 1564 umol
I do have an In-Line dimmer that allows me to dial the LED's all the way to off and every stop between... so the dimensions of the cube is 12'' x 12'' x 12''
(4 gals. I believe) I calculated the WATTS and I believe it came out to: 45w of 5000k BLUE and 25w of 6500k WHITE LED's in the hood. can someone please inform me on where I'm at (or should be at) for soft coral growth.

thanks!

ed

 

[mcgyvr]

In general 70W of leds are more than enough (potentially detrimental/overkill actually) for whatever you plan to put i to that tank..
LUX is really not a useful number in this hobby..