PowderBlue Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I'm going from a par38 bulb with 12 leds to an AI Prime. Once I finally get the sunrise/sunset etc figured out I think I'll love this new light! Here are my questions Tank specs 10 gallon nuvo fusion Light is mounted at the highest point for the prime arm mount I'm going with 19k color 1) what intensity should I start out at since all my corals have already been under LED 2)what intensity should I max out at? 3) How long should I let the acclimation period take for the raise in intensity 4) how long should I make the ramp up period in the morning? Any other input is much appreciated! Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 This is what I have right now Randall with my maxspect: Time A B 7:00am - 0% 1% 10:00am - 30 60 1:00pm - 40 70 4:00pm - 30. 60' 7:00pm - 10% 25% 10:00pm - 0% 0% I like a little blue in my tank and find making the blues about twice the intensity of the a band gives me what I want. I know for the maxspect nobody runs it at 100%but I have seen as high as 85 percent. I don't have a par meter so I couldn't tell you what the par is. I just know the corals are happy. But there is definitely a spot light effect with most of the light in the center of the tank even with the 120 degree optics. You may not need much of an acclimation period. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 The AI Prime lets you select the Spectrum you want, I used 20K @ 100% and that only sets the whites at 17 so I personally would just start out with that as I don't think it's possible to fry anything at that low of White/Green. I also find the fixture worked best for me at 5 1/2 inches above the water surface. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Awesome thanks you 2!! I'll leave it at the height and put it at 20k 100 percent and see how the corals respond. Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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