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Spectrum for macro algae

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So I just got a bunch of macro algae for the IM25 and removed the last corals. The tank has an AI Prime HD over it that was set to AB+ for corals.

How should I set the color channels? My first guess is 100% everything. But...I know that fuge lights run very red.
 
Found this on the AI prime fb group. Dudes planted tank looked pretty good.
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svreef said:
So I just got a bunch of macro algae for the IM25 and removed the last corals. The tank has an AI Prime HD over it that was set to AB+ for corals.

How should I set the color channels? My first guess is 100% everything. But...I know that fuge lights run very red.
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try a 3:1 (red:blue) ratio. But I’m pretty sure if you just turn on all the lights it’ll grow. Most grow lights are 3:1 or sometimes 4:1.
 
Fuge lights run red because they don’t need the other colors so they would be wasted power. If you have a coral spectrum light, it will also work well on macroalgae, you just will be wasting some of the energy on spectrum the plants don’t use. But it isn’t really wasted because it makes it nicer to look at.
 
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