light schedule

Hi all! I have a Landen 26g AIO and I recently added IM custom media caddy fuge in the middle chamber which almost fits perfectly. I have a copepod hotel/motel/holiday inn ;) on the bottom rack and above it have a ball of chaeto powered for 12 hours by a JBJ 4W white light. It was growing...

In today's video we get with Taras and continue our series talking about lighting. Today we dive into brightness, specifically dealing with PAR and how it affects our aquariums. We cover both how light intensity is measured in the hobby and go over some tips and pointers when thinking about...

Hello, I’ve been reading up on @Dana Riddle’s articles and those from others. My personal schedule dictates that I run a longer than 12 hr light schedule, closer to 15 hrs. I’ve always done this, and it has always seemed too long. I am intrigued by the idea of running two high light schedules...

In today's video we get with Taras and continue our series talking about lighting. Today we will be focusing on spectrum, and how the organisms in our saltwater tanks use them! Be sure to hit the subscribe button so you don't miss out on this series! Got a topic you want Taras to talk about...

Hey all, I've recently moved from a 35g cube to the IM Nuvo 20. Just trying to see if I could get any help, or any QR codes, with other peoples settings. I just dropped my normal settings down from 1/2 since this tank is 1/2 the height of the old one and bubble coral + hammers don't seem to be...

What lights would y'all recommend for a Planet Aquarium 70 Reef (36 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 25 1/2). I plan to just have Euphyllia covering the tank. Currently have a G3 Radion xr30 on the tank (came with it). Was wanting to upgrade the light since I found out while cycling the light seems to not cover...

Hello, I recently moved and my gen3 light schedule reset and can't get it back.. So i wanted to take this time to see what light schedule people run on their gen3 radions? I have little to no coral right now but plan to be an LPS dominate system.

Hi guys as some know I’m new to this salt water hobby . I have a 40 gallon breeder it’s beeen cycled using dr.Tim’s . I have 2 clown fish and 1 cleaner shrimp and a 5 small snails I’m also using a canister filter with ceramic media , filter pads , chemi pure . My parameters are as follow-...

My PAR is 109 at the pick on SPS level. I want to safely increase it and have a hard time to find the video. I been told that i can use acclimation for it, but it takes the light down. if i need to set the schedule higher and use acclimation right after, what is % i should use on the acclimation...

I was wondering what was a good light setting to promote good growth and colorations in a LPS and softies mix reef with the exception of no SPS. I can't seem to pop out the colors on my corals any suggestions is appreciated. I also attached my light schedule below. I would really appreciate you...

Hello, I have a biocube 32g and I have not noticed very much growth in my corals and have heard/read it could be because of my light schedule. My current light schedule is for the pink (sun rise) lights to come on at 9:30am-10:00am. My whites come on at 10:00am and are on until 5:00pm. My sunset...

As stated, Red Sea reefer 625xxl about 8 months old. Mostly soft corals, anenome's and zoas throughout. I've got the maxspect rsx 300 on it's stock mounting legs which sit the light on the left/right of the tank and about 8" above the water. I've got the following schedule and settings going...

Hey guys, I'm having trouble getting the right amount of light to my tank and buying or renting a par meter is not possible for me at the moment. My tank is 16Wx16L and 8 inches tall. The AI Prime HD is 7½ inches above the water line and the corals are about 6 inches below the water level even...

Just got an ai prime light and Im looking to have a tank that mainly hosts anemones and zoanthids. I looked at all the signature schedules on ai and the only one I could find with anemones and zoanthids was Karen Vazquez’s schedule. Would you guys suggest using her schedule? Another thing, she...

Hey folks, please give me your thoughts on my schedule. I have two clownfish and one fire shrimp. I’ll add softies in week or two. I like to run my lights for about 12 hours and than still have some lights before going to sleep Once I add corals I’ll increase the red and green. Does moonlight...

Hello new to the hobby. I’ve done research but seem to come across conflicting information. Have a 20 gal cube that has been up and running for months with a clown and a small blue tang. introduced an LTA Saturday, it’s balled up and has not anchored. Just floats around when I have the wave...

Hello everyone, I'm getting a 56 gallon tank (Reefer 250) and adding 2 AI Primes to it. I plan on it having both fish and LPS corals in it. Below is my fish/coral list Fish Lawnmower blenny Blue reef chromes Ocellaris clownfish (2) Blue mandarin (once tank is fully established) Tricolor Fairy...

Hello, I was wondering if there is any good presets for a 32G biocube for the AI Prime HD. I'm not sure exactly how strong the par reading willb e on the AI Prime HD. If i should move a lot of my corals or just slowly increase the power of the lights. I know the biocube lighting isnt very...

Hello, I would like to get peoples input on what I should change my biocube lighting schedule too. I would like to add more blue light into the schedule. I don't really like running so much white light all the time. Only schedules i can find are people running with nothing but high % of white...

Hello, I would like to get peoples input on what I should change my biocube lighting schedule too. I would like to add more blue light into the schedule. I don't really like running so much white light all the time. Only schedules i can find are people running with nothing but high % of white...

Hello, I would like to get peoples input on what I should change my biocube lighting schedule too. I would like to add more blue light into the schedule. I don't really like running so much white light all the time. Only schedules i can find are people running with nothing but high % of white...

Hey guys any fellow Biocubers out there that can help me set up a schedule, I don’t think mine are correct even though to each is own but I need a better schedule. Please and thank you hopefully this was the correct place to post this thread, hope to hear from y’all

Hey guys I need a good schedule for my Biocube tank if anyone could help I would greatly appreciate it. Please include channel 1,2,3etc

Hi I just purchased the Zetlight Lancia 2 and was wondering about the light schedule. Do I need to fiddle with it or is it ok? Here is the standard light schedule: I have a mixed reef tank with mainly just zoas

Currently running a zoa dominated tank 25 gallon and just bought an AI Prime 16 HD, was wondering if anyone could perhaps help with some light setting/schedule for the best growth?