Saltfishlover Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I was wondering if there is a general expectation for what par should be at the bottom of a reef tank and at the top for one with Mostly LPS and softies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I personally look for 150 as sone of my lower light acros need less light but I get as high as 600 in sone parts of my tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandVib3s Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Saltfishlover said: I was wondering if there is a general expectation for what par should be at the bottom of a reef tank and at the top for one with Mostly LPS and softies LPS id say shoot for 120@10% when mounting lights so you have room to adjust the wattage/intensity of the light if its adjustable. Goodluck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfishlover Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 So if I'm 75 to 100....I'm ballpark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefrun Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 19 hours ago, Saltfishlover said: So if I'm 75 to 100....I'm ballpark? Depends what you’re putting there… I gave sone chalices and montis that get their best color in that range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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