Fluval sea marine 3.0, 14 gallon, which settings

[ellissif]

Hey everybody, I know it’s probably been discussed many times here, but even after reading some discussions I still can’t completely understand which setting would work best for me. So my husband got this tank over 2 years ago. He didn’t do a lot of crazy research as he was planing to only keep some fish and live rocks. As of now I got very interested into upgrading this tank and start getting more soft easy corals and more fish, so the tank looks more live and pretty. My first upgrade was the light. I got the fluval sea marine 3.0 as my tank expert recommended. Now I’m trying to play with the setting and understand what is for what and what I should add or vs reduce. Please any information or advise would be very appreciated. My plans is to get anemone, some soft corals and a couple more fish (not clowns). I also have an issue with algae which I’m trying to fight right now, that’s why I got a sea urchin too. I was trying to cut down on the light, but once I do that, my Kenya tree isn’t happy at all

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

To be honest its not a very strong light par wise, I would put the blue up to 100% and the white to your preference.

 

[DD0513]

This is my setting with the same lights on a 55. I don’t have a Kenya, but I have a toadstool, frammer, mushrooms, zoas and Xenia. They all seem to do well under the light at these settings and the fish are vibrant. It also looks fairly natural. As you can see I taper off the intensities of everything except blue as the day goes on, I began doing that to curb my own algae issues and it seems to have slowed the algae somewhat. However, there are always other factors that can cause algae to go nuts, light is a big part of it, but not all of it:

 

[DD0513]

To be honest its not a very strong light par wise, I would put the blue up to 100% and the white to your preference.

I second this, your coral are going to want mostly blue, and some white. Most of the other color is for aesthetics. Purple is nice for vivid fish, cyan adds a natural touch, many say red isn’t good for much more than algae growing.

 

[Zoalicious812]

Hey everybody, I know it’s probably been discussed many times here, but even after reading some discussions I still can’t completely understand which setting would work best for me. So my husband got this tank over 2 years ago. He didn’t do a lot of crazy research as he was planing to only keep some fish and live rocks. As of now I got very interested into upgrading this tank and start getting more soft easy corals and more fish, so the tank looks more live and pretty. My first upgrade was the light. I got the fluval sea marine 3.0 as my tank expert recommended. Now I’m trying to play with the setting and understand what is for what and what I should add or vs reduce. Please any information or advise would be very appreciated. My plans is to get anemone, some soft corals and a couple more fish (not clowns). I also have an issue with algae which I’m trying to fight right now, that’s why I got a sea urchin too. I was trying to cut down on the light, but once I do that, my Kenya tree isn’t happy at all

Hey, just saw this post and thought I’d put out some info on my recent experience with this light which I use on my Pico tank. The high level of white and red will enhance the algae growth so I’d dial those way back. Have my white at only 3% with blue at 100% cyan and violet at 80%. My corals have responded favorably with these levels and are aesthetically pleasing. I have a mix of euphyllia and monti’s up top, zoas and a disco soma along the bottom of the rock and favia and blasto on the sand bed, all loving life. Tank is at 4 mos. and seem to have found the sweet spot for them in water parameters, light, flow, and feeding. Weekly 50% water changes with Red Sea Coral Pro. Will take some time dialing on what your corals like as they’ll definitely let you know if they’re happy for sure. All the best with your reef!