Orbit Marine Pro

[Chriss614]

Hello, I got my setup from a close friend who passed away and am trying to get it running and setup right because the way he had it was a bit of a mess. I am currently trying to figure out the correct way to set up my lights. I have Two 48 inch Orbit Marine Pro fixtures on the tank (I know that they

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[Chriss614]

Hello, I got my setup from a close friend who passed away and am trying to get it running and setup right because the way he had it was a bit of a mess. I am currently trying to figure out the correct way to set up my lights. I have Two 48 inch Orbit Marine Pro fixtures on the tank (I know that they arent the best lights but they are what he had and I cant afford to buy new lights for hundreds of dollars) I was wondering what kind of lighting schedule I should put them on and how high above the tank they should be. Right now I have them sitting on the rim like they are made to and have them on a preset timer that starts at 8 am and has a 30 Minute sunrise and goes on full intensity until 7:30pm then there is a 30 minute sun set and 4 hours of moon light until 12 when they shut off. I am making a mixed reef with a variety of coral and would love some advice on how to setup my lights correctly. Thanks.

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Sorry I didnt mean to post that before it was done and it wont let me edit so the full post is above.

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[Percula9]

It sounds like you have it good.Leave the lights on the tank rim.

 

[Chriss614]

It sounds like you have it good.Leave the lights on the tank rim.

My main consern is that I read people saying LEDs at full power can be too much light.

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[Bpb]

You can run those LEDs higher as they are low wattage LEDs. You don't have to worry as much about burning stuff. I would run your blue/violet colors up to 100% and adjust the whites up to visual preference, but try not to bring them up too high. A 8 hour photoperiod at maximum intensity is fine and do a 1-2 hour ramp up before and 1-2 hour ramp down after.


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[Chriss614]

You can run those LEDs higher as they are low wattage LEDs. You don't have to worry as much about burning stuff. I would run your blue/violet colors up to 100% and adjust the whites up to visual preference, but try not to bring them up too high. A 8 hour photoperiod at maximum intensity is fine and do a 1-2 hour ramp up before and 1-2 hour ramp down after.


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Thanks for the advice I will try and program that.

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[Chriss614]

You can run those LEDs higher as they are low wattage LEDs. You don't have to worry as much about burning stuff. I would run your blue/violet colors up to 100% and adjust the whites up to visual preference, but try not to bring them up too high. A 8 hour photoperiod at maximum intensity is fine and do a 1-2 hour ramp up before and 1-2 hour ramp down after.


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Would a 8am-10am sunrise followed by 9 hour full intensity period and 7pm-9pm sunset be ok?

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[Vinny Kreyling]

Yes I would think so.
That is how my led's are set up.

 

[Chriss614]

Yes I would think so.
That is how my led's are set up.

Just tried and i guess my max sunrise period is 30 minutes so i might as well keep the preset.

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