Par reading on my tank

[Atomic081]

I took advantage of using my clubs par meter today and these are my findings. I was told that measuring LEDs with a par meter will yield 10-20% less than actual because it has trouble picking up the blue leds. I have alot of blue with this setup so i think it might be towards the 20% lower readings than actual. The picture is pre corals to help see the reading better. I hope its enough to do a primarily SPS tank.

Tank: 225g
Dimensions: 72" long x 24" deep x 30" tall

Lights: 3x Reefbreeder photon 16"
channel 1; 24 450nm royal blues, 2 480nm blues. Channel 2; 14 4500K neutral whites, 4 480nm blues, 2 660nm reds, and 6 410-420nm violets. Channel 3; 3 480nm blue moonlights, for a total of 55 3 watt LEDs

 

[sahin]

Those are pretty decent numbers. 200+ isnt bad at all; 250+ is where you want to be for most SPS; 400+ for stuff like Millepora and Acros found in shallow waters.

 

[msaba]

+1

your all set in terms of lighting intensity for sps