Reefi 2.0 uno question

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I hear about people saying some high par numbers. Then I hear conflicting people saying 200-300 par max for sps. I started my sps tank in January of this year and I am new to reefing. I know it’s early for these corals but I am very impatient and compulsively buy them
But I do have an aquarium/coral selling service dude who comes once a week to help me. My cal/alk/mag have been stable due to dosing he tests every week and said it’s been stable now for a couple months
I am having trouble with my frags coloring up
He says it might be my lights as he is a radion guy and not familiar with reefi uno 2.0 lights so I set up the lights myself
I have about 350 par on my top rocks
I have a bill murry now for about 3 months and it is just all green
I guess my questions are does a tank need to be matured more before I start seeing better colors and growth even though my numbers are stable? Or am I doing something wrong with my lighting
Am I giving to much par? My par is between 300 to 350 for about 8 hours a day with about 4 hours of ramp time split between both ends
My no2 and po2 has been fluctuating so could that be the reason my frags are not colored up?
 

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I hear about people saying some high par numbers. Then I hear conflicting people saying 200-300 par max for sps. I started my sps tank in January of this year and I am new to reefing. I know it’s early for these corals but I am very impatient and compulsively buy them
But I do have an aquarium/coral selling service dude who comes once a week to help me. My cal/alk/mag have been stable due to dosing he tests every week and said it’s been stable now for a couple months
I am having trouble with my frags coloring up
He says it might be my lights as he is a radion guy and not familiar with reefi uno 2.0 lights so I set up the lights myself
I have about 350 par on my top rocks
I have a bill murry now for about 3 months and it is just all green
I guess my questions are does a tank need to be matured more before I start seeing better colors and growth even though my numbers are stable? Or am I doing something wrong with my lighting
Am I giving to much par? My par is between 300 to 350 for about 8 hours a day with about 4 hours of ramp time split between both ends
My no2 and po2 has been fluctuating so could that be the reason my frags are not colored up?


reefis can broadcast a great spectrum to really grow corals.

I’d say invest in doing an ICP and see if your traces are off
 

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300-350 as a general number is fine. Some like less, some like more. But as with any LED its not just the PAR but the spectrum you have it configured for. I wouldn't blame the light - although spread/shading could be an issue - you didn't say how many lights and what size tank.

I'd suspect nitrate/phosphate issues before anything else.
 
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