Light schedule

[Jordan Wright]

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 pink lights come on at 5:00pm-5:30pm and then my blue lights come on at 5:30pm to 12:00am. If anyone could recommend a good light schedule to help increase coral growth i would really appreciate it!

 

[Jekyl]

I run my 360we light for 12 hours with a 5 hour peak with ramp up and down. How old is your tank? How long have the corals been in there?

 

[Jordan Wright]

I run my 360we light for 12 hours with a 5 hour peak with ramp up and down. How old is your tank? How long have the corals been in there?

my tank is 6 months old and my corals have been in there for months

 

[Jekyl]

I didn't see a lot of growth in the first year of my tank. What lights are you using? Parameters good?

 

[Jordan Wright]

I didn't see a lot of growth in the first year of my tank. What lights are you using? Parameters good?

stock biocube 32 leds. phosphate 0.13, calcium 400, magnesium 1,350, alkalinity 9. temp is about 80 salinity 1.026

 

[Jekyl]

stock biocube 32 leds. phosphate 0.13, calcium 400, magnesium 1,350, alkalinity 9. temp is about 80 salinity 1.026

Tried researching to see if those lights are enough?

 

[Oldsman]

I'm using the stock led lights on the biocube , and our lps coral is doing well. Ive adjusted the light schedule slightly after watching their behavior. Heres what my settings are
CH 1 - 9am 5 pm
Ch 2 - 8am - 6pm
Ch 3 - 5pm- 1030pm
The corals seemed to be happier w blues running more than whites , so I have them set longer . I'm noticing our hammer / duncan getting ready to split which is pretty cool for 1st time .