Question

[atteb66]

I have a new light fixture coming this week. I have a 3 gal pico with softies in it. At the moment i have:

Coralife, 18 watt 50/50 power compact.

New fixture is: EcoPico Arm LED with 6 12,000 white and 3 453nm blue

When I put this fixture on can I run it with all these lights on and have no issues with my corals?

I know that some people have issues with new fixtures just wanting to make sure this will be okay to us full strength at first.

I can turn just 2 on or all 3 strips.

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[tdo]

You are gonna want to acclimate ur coral to the lighting itself... Are the lights dimmable?

 

[atteb66]

No they are not dimmable but are on seperate splitters so I can plug one in at a time. I have 3 strips in total so I can start with one then 2 then 3. How long of a time do I wait inbetween turning on the other ones?

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[1Fish]

I would say try a few days with #1 then start another. If your corals start reacting badly turn it off. Then try turning #1 on for entire photo period and the #2 bank for just a small portion of the photo period increasing the on time slightly every day until you get what your looking for.

OR

If you have the extra $, three seperate digital timers and your possiblity go through the roof. Here is an example I personally do not have any of this type.

http://www.aquacave.com/Single-Heavy-Duty-Programmable-Timer-by-Hamilton-Technology-P2175C366.aspx

This is my 2 cents. Hope you get everything works out GOOD LUCK.