Shall I keep blue lights on ?

[Keeponreefingg]

10 hours blue and white 14 hours just blue , new to corals is is correct or shall I turn the blue off when the white goes off? Thanks

 

[Taahirs]

I do it shorter. 12 hrs blue and 8hrs blue and white. I think 14hrs is too long.

 

[AlSimmons]

What kind of lighting do you have?

I would probably shorten the photoperiod as well. Maybe run both the whites and the blues for eight hours a day and just the blues for ten.

 

[Taahirs]

I've got a T5/LED Hybrid. I use the T5s for white and LEDs for blue.

 

[Keeponreefingg]

Hey I have interpret brand led double white and a blue interpret led light too ( I use leds because the t5 tubes cause to much heat in my tank ) I run my water temp at 25-26c and my water salinity at 21-23 normally at 23 thou

 

[Keeponreefingg]

If you look to the left I'm having a little brown sludge algae problem too I hear this is bad stuff so wonder if anyone knows any tricks to remove it?

 

[Keeponreefingg]

There's the sludge! Will po remover get rid of it and is po remover safe with my corals?

 

[mcgyvr]

There's the sludge! Will po remover get rid of it and is po remover safe with my corals?

That kind of stuff is normal for a new tank and provided you keep nitrates/phosphates low it will go away as the tank matures..
Just leave it and it will go away..

 

[Bugboy2020]

The blue lights add color to the corals. So, if you like the fluorescence(Which I love) I'd keep them high