Reefbreeder Photon 32 LED Light HELP

[7391eidde]

Does anyone use a Reefbreeder Photon 32 LED Light? I have a few questions.

How high do you hang yours?
Whats your max white/blue?
Any luck with SPS?

I have a 36x24x24 90 Gallon. I have mine hanging 18 inches above the tank. My max is 60% blue and 20% white.

When I first got the light I downloaded the light schedule from their website. WHich had a max off 100% at its peak. That schedule bleached a few corals.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[lynchmob3000]

I have mainly sps and my fixtures ramp up to 93% whites and 100% blues and hold for 5 hours from 1 to 6 and then slowly ramps down. I like the blue look so ramping up to full power i keep blues higher.
You may not wanna go that high but I would say 80% blue 60% whites. Start there and adjust. My tank is more shallow also and I run aspect razors

 

[7391eidde]

I have mainly sps and my fixtures ramp up to 93% whites and 100% blues and hold for 5 hours from 1 to 6 and then slowly ramps down. I like the blue look so ramping up to full power i keep blues higher.
You may not wanna go that high but I would say 80% blue 60% whites. Start there and adjust. My tank is more shallow also and I run aspect razors

Have you ever tested your par on the Photon? How high do you have yours hung?

 

[lynchmob3000]

i have two 120w maxspect razors over a 4ft 90 gallon tank. But ive been messing with led for years now and the people running them on low percentages are the only ones i see with posts wondering why their sps is brown or starting to stn. i started mine at 80 percent blue 75 percent white. i just watch the corals and move or adjust accordingly.

 

[lynchmob3000]

Im about 10" off the waterline

 

[mayjong]

mine photon 16 is 8 inches off the water (24" deep water), 90 degree optics, 50% blue and 30% white. in the 150G my 32's are 6" off the water (30"deep water) at about the same intensity... my max intensity is only for 4 hours...
i would fry everything at 100%. plus i think the bulbs wont last as long at 100% (just an opinion, no facts behind that)

 

[mayjong]

my quickie hourly setup 7am-10pm-
3-0
9-0
15-1
20-8
30-10
40-20
50-30
50-30
50-30
50-30
40-20
30-10
20-8
15-1
9-0
3-0

 

[7391eidde]

my quickie hourly setup 7am-10pm-
3-0
9-0
15-1
20-8
30-10
40-20
50-30
50-30
50-30
50-30
40-20
30-10
20-8
15-1
9-0
3-0

How is your sps growth? How long have you been running at that schedule?

 

[mayjong]

Sps looks great. I would say I've seen a bit of a spurt since adding them on my established 60g. I used to have a 150w mh,pheonix 14k.
Not sure if that is the lights or what. I've had the 16 for about 3 months. Only have had the 32s for a few days, and the tank is new (just added fish december)

 

[mayjong]

This reminbded me to change my lights. I want to adjust them up to max my blues at 60%.
That is as high as I am going to go

 

[7391eidde]

Here is what I am going with.

9:00 - 12/0
10:00 - 18/13
11:00 -42/22
12:00 - 55/30
13:00 - 70/50
14:00 - 70/50
15:00 - 70/50
16:00 - 70/50
17:00 - 55/30
18:00 - 42/22
19:00 - 18/13
20:00 - 12/0

Time that are not listed are on with moon light at 3/0. I will be measuring the par at every step today.

 

[DavidinGA]

Here is what I am going with.

9:00 - 12/0
10:00 - 18/13
11:00 -42/22
12:00 - 55/30
13:00 - 70/50
14:00 - 70/50
15:00 - 70/50
16:00 - 70/50
17:00 - 55/30
18:00 - 42/22
19:00 - 18/13
20:00 - 12/0

Time that are not listed are on with moon light at 3/0. I will be measuring the par at every step today.

Mines similar to that but I'm topping out at 80/60 for 2 hours now...

 

[7391eidde]

Mines similar to that but I'm topping out at 80/60 for 2 hours now...

How long have you been doing it that way? How is your SPS liking it?

 

[mayjong]

update-
I totally roasted a bunch of sps with that schedule, I have it dialed back to 38-20...
about 6" above the water...

 

[7391eidde]

You fried them at 50/30? Seems low to roast them.

 

[7391eidde]

I am at 13 inches above the water. My max is 70/50, I will run that for 2 hours. I wasn't feeling comfortable with 4 hours of max lighting. This is the par reading I got at 70/50

Sand Floor - 150
4 inches - 215
8 inches - 240
12 inches - 260
16 inches - 385
21.5 inches (waterline) - 480

Not 100% accurate, the meter did fluctuate a little.