AI Prime HD Freshwater on Nano Reef

[cwcervantes]

Hi all, I have an AI Prime HD 16 Freshwater light sitting around and was thinking about using it on my nano reef (7 gallon cube). Currently running a Kessil A80 Tuna Blue, which is about 11, but it seems a bit weak. Do you know of any settings on the AI that will get close to typical reef lighting (and avoid a lot of nuisance green algae growth)? Thanks!

 

[Jekyl]

Hi all, I have an AI Prime HD 16 Freshwater light sitting around and was thinking about using it on my nano reef (7 gallon cube). Currently running a Kessil A80 Tuna Blue, which is about 11, but it seems a bit weak. Do you know of any settings on the AI that will get close to typical reef lighting (and avoid a lot of nuisance green algae growth)? Thanks!

The freshwater light won't have the spectrum necessary for keeping coral.

 

[lil sumpin]

You could probably keep a macro algae tank with the prime you have

 

[piranhaman00]

Yes it will work and won’t be blue heavy.

 

[oreo54]

There is enough "spectrum" for a daylight reef look.. Turn down the deep reds and warm whites.... to avoid arguments .
If a 6500k mh works no reason this can't

Fish and most non-flourecent pigments should look quite good.
Btw there are different arrays depending on " generation".
Which do you have?
Old was RGB plus ww cw.

 

[anizato]

agreed, you must modify the green, red and white otherwise you will grow the wrong thing in your tank