PAR Readings

[BowieReefer84]

PAR readings in 120gal tank:

 

I have 4 blue XHO strips (6 settings, 6 is the brightest) and 2 Radion G5 blues.

 

Preferred setting:

Blue XHO strips at setting 5 out of 6

Radions at 48% with the individual colors at the following:

UV 100%

Violet 100%

Royal 5% (I put this really low to offset the XHO strips being on setting 5 for good coverage)

Blue 50%

Cyan 50%

Lime 100%

Red 100%

Cool white 100%

 

The settings above give PAR of 260 towards the top, 240 in the middle, and 175-200 on sand bed. 

 

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Now for some other information on the blue strips alone, which put out a surprising amount of PAR. If I were going LPS I would prob only use 4 XHO over a 120gal tank with 2 of the royal blue actinic and one of the 50/50 with dimmers hooked up and NO radions at all. Especially since the radion app is trash and on/off with regular dimmers is so simple with the XHO strips:

 

2 blue strips at the following settings (PAR readings top/middle/bottom)

1 out of 6 - 0/0/0

2 out of 6 - 5/5/0

3 out of 6 - 20/15/10

4 out of 6 - 40/40/30

5 out of 6 - 70/70/50

6 out of 6 - 95/80/65

 

4 blue strips at the following settings

1 out of 6 - 5/3/1

2 out of 6 - 15/15/10

3 out of 6 - 40/40/30

4 out of 6 - 90/80/60

5 out of 6 - 160/140/110

6 out of 6 - 200/180/140