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I have a Fluval M60 tank with the following dimensions:

Volume : 24 Gallon

Dimensions: 23.6'' x 16.5'' x 15.7''

 

Light: Radion Gen 2 (no lens upgrade)

Pumps: 2 Mp10 at around 50% Intensity creating circular flow from left to right

 

I have a couple of SPS/LPS

 

SPS:

- Sunburst Montipora - High on the tank

- Orange Montipora - 1/4 the way from bottom

- Green Montipoa - 1/4 the way on the botton

 

LPS

- Branching Hammer - ADDED

- FLorida Ricordia - ADDED

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ZOA

- god of war zoa - ADDED

 

Others

- Rose bubble tip anemone

 

 

QUESTION: How much should I run the intensity for the Radion. I was running at 70% and it seems I am bleaching the Montipora. I have now reduced it to 50% and moved then down. Sunburst Montipora is doing fine but not the montipora's. How much should I be running at?

 

(see enclosed schedule - Radion's 'Radiant Reef' modified schedule w/o modifying the light color ratio's)

 

Parameters seems fine - see signature (They are 3 days old measurements )

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How far from the water to the light would help and then how far from the light to the monti

Radion is on an RMS mount around 8 inches above the water line...

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ChickenoftheC

You may need to move the radion higher depending how close the radion is to the coral. I have a 10g with a radion over it. 12 inches above water and 15 inches above highest coral running at 60%. Or you could change the intensity throughout your light cycle to have it in more of a arch so it rises to the highest light intensity and then back down so its not just sitting at a high intensity for so long.

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You may need to move the radion higher depending how close the radion is to the coral. I have a 10g with a radion over it. 12 inches above water and 15 inches above highest coral running at 60%. Or you could change the intensity throughout your light cycle to have it in more of a arch so it rises to the highest light intensity and then back down so its not just sitting at a high intensity for so long.

The radion is on a RMS mount so pretty much I cannot change the height of the light above the water. The option left is to change intensity and as you said let the light form a sinusoidal crest through the day.

 

My tank is 24x24x16 and I run my radion @ 45% max. Radion is mounted 8.5 inches above the tank.

 

Guess I need to lower the intensity to a little bit from 50% ...

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Paandemonium

Where did you get most of your coral from? That's wayyyyy too strong for most tanks especially a nano. Lower the intensity to 40% and then if anything Browns out start easing it up. Corals will usually die faster from too much light than they would from too little

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Where did you get most of your coral from? That's wayyyyy too strong for most tanks especially a nano. Lower the intensity to 40% and then if anything Browns out start easing it up. Corals will usually die faster from too much light than they would from too little

 

I lowered the intensity to 45% and evened out the schedule to follow something like a sinusoidal crest. Corals have already been moved lower in the tank. So now it is just wait and see...Hopefully the damage done is not too great

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jedimasterben

I would suggest purchasing the wide lens kit for it (but I always recommend this for any fixture that uses lenses, more spread = more better).

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