Enad
Active Member
Hi all,
I thought I'd start this thread to gather thoughts and opinions on lighting and how to achieve a bright tank that really 'pops' without cooking your corals.
For context - I've been running a Kessil A360X and 2 30" AI Blade Grows for the past few months with good success for the most part, but I've been struggling finding a good home for some of my Goni's with the light settings I prefer.
Just recently, I've lowered the lighting and want to see if some of these Goni's start to extend further but to me, it just looks so dull and subdued. I have this tank in my living room, so I prefer a nice mixed spectrum, plenty of blue but also some whites to bring in that brightness.
Part of what makes it difficult is I have various Goni's that thrive in completely different light settings. A lavender colony I have is literally inches from the top of the water, directly under my A360X at 100% peak brightness, and it is crazy extended. My other thriving Goni's are down at the bottom of my rock structures, they've grown a ton and extend great. I have some Bernardapora's fairly high up too, and they've been growing super strong. So, it's a struggle to find effective locations for all these Goni's considering the requirements seem so different from variant to variant, while trying to achieve the look I'm going for.
My tank is 95% LPS so it's a bit of a struggle to achieve that bright look, while also keeping the corals happy. So I wanted to ask here and see if there's any tips or tricks with setting up a lighting profile that can help bright out brightness, or any newer light technology that may help(I've heard Lime and Magenta LEDs can help lighting pop).
Anything goes!
I thought I'd start this thread to gather thoughts and opinions on lighting and how to achieve a bright tank that really 'pops' without cooking your corals.
For context - I've been running a Kessil A360X and 2 30" AI Blade Grows for the past few months with good success for the most part, but I've been struggling finding a good home for some of my Goni's with the light settings I prefer.
Just recently, I've lowered the lighting and want to see if some of these Goni's start to extend further but to me, it just looks so dull and subdued. I have this tank in my living room, so I prefer a nice mixed spectrum, plenty of blue but also some whites to bring in that brightness.
Part of what makes it difficult is I have various Goni's that thrive in completely different light settings. A lavender colony I have is literally inches from the top of the water, directly under my A360X at 100% peak brightness, and it is crazy extended. My other thriving Goni's are down at the bottom of my rock structures, they've grown a ton and extend great. I have some Bernardapora's fairly high up too, and they've been growing super strong. So, it's a struggle to find effective locations for all these Goni's considering the requirements seem so different from variant to variant, while trying to achieve the look I'm going for.
My tank is 95% LPS so it's a bit of a struggle to achieve that bright look, while also keeping the corals happy. So I wanted to ask here and see if there's any tips or tricks with setting up a lighting profile that can help bright out brightness, or any newer light technology that may help(I've heard Lime and Magenta LEDs can help lighting pop).
Anything goes!
