Are my par readings ok?

Chrism1330

Chrism1330

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Wanted to check and see what you guys thought about my par readings at the moment its a mixed reef it was supposed to be only sps but that changed very quickly.
 

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Keep a eye on the torches and euphyllia, can't tell if left side is hammers or torches, if hammers could be too much par for them, torches would likely be OK there. Overall looks ok, that coral back left corner at 19 par may need slightly more par maybe 60-80. But overall if lights have been running a while and you didn't adjust anything with them, leave things alone unless you see signs corals aren't happy. Having pictures to look back on for reference helps.
 
Its the 24g I recently replaced all the rock and added this custom piece. I changed my lights from red sea to a an amazon light called Hipargero 100watt

I thought one light may be sufficient should i add a second light to even out the spread?
Darkxerox said:
Seems pretty focused in the center. Which tank is this?
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MichaelB said:
Keep a eye on the torches and euphyllia, can't tell if left side is hammers or torches, if hammers could be too much par for them, torches would likely be OK there. Overall looks ok, that coral back left corner at 19 par may need slightly more par maybe 60-80. But overall if lights have been running a while and you didn't adjust anything with them, leave things alone unless you see signs corals aren't happy. Having pictures to look back on for reference helps.
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Bottom left is hammers bottom right is torches
 
More spread is always better, but as far as the actual intensity - it's perfectly fine. Some acros might prefer more (though not all) but they aren't going to die because of 300ish PAR.

I also have mushrooms / LPS that have adapted to 300-500 PAR levels and are happy and growing just fine, depending on the spot in the tank. I think people worry about light intensity too much (corals are surprisingly adaptive) when spread is really what they should be chasing. :cool:
 
derek_SR said:
More spread is always better, but as far as the actual intensity - it's perfectly fine. Some acros might prefer more (though not all) but they aren't going to die because of 300ish PAR.

I also have mushrooms / LPS that have adapted to 300-500 PAR levels and are happy and growing just fine, depending on the spot in the tank. I think people worry about light intensity too much (corals are surprisingly adaptive) when spread is really what they should be chasing. :cool:
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Makes sense ill look into getting another light!
 
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