These LED's just aren't cutting it. Or - are they?

[tang daddy]

Originally Posted by PurpleMonkey

In my experience with LED's (designed and built a full spectrum light for my BC29), if the corals bleach, then its too much light too fast. If they brown out, then probably want more light (or nitrates/phosphates are too high -- or a combo of the two factors).

Believe it not white do some good to the corals since it has some red and green in the light. The blues it believe have some .

The reason why cheaper led fixtures do well is because they're not as intense or strong.

What is the max you run your white and blues.

If you turn blue up too high that can bleach coral aswell....

[monocus]

with tax they are$500-i got mine at apogee instruments

[monocus]

in the instructions on mounting the vertex,height above the water is 12".my depth of my tank is 36" so i run my white at 50%,blue at 75% and royal blue at 80%.i am going to start getting more modules(5-6 uv &3-4 rbg s)