LED Light schedule?

[ReefGeeker]

I just got my LED fixture last night and was wondering what you guys and gals have for a lighting schedule? I can adjust in .5 hr increments here is the schedule I have programed now, I am starting low so I don't burn my corals (coming from PC lighting). The top line is the Blue channel and the bottom is white/colors. I run the moonlights for a few hrs after and before the light comes on so there's like 5 hrs of dark. Let me know what your opinions and also what your schedule is. I am unsure if my photo period is too long. Schedule is based off the SIN curve to simulate sunrise, noon, and sunset for a 12 hr day. Oh and the light is a photon 48 from reefbreeders and is 8" off the water line.

10:30 AM	11:00 AM	11:30 AM	12:00 PM	12:30 PM	1:00 PM	1:30 PM	2:00 PM	2:30 PM	3:00 PM	3:30 PM	4:00 PM	4:30 PM	5:00 PM	5:30 PM	6:00 PM	6:30 PM	7:00 PM	7:30 PM	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM
3	5	8	10	12	14	16	17	18	19	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	14	12	10	8	5	3
4	8	11	15	18	21	24	26	28	29	30	30	30	29	28	26	24	21	18	15	11	8	4

 

[ak_reefer]

Definitely a good idea to start the leds on a lower power and ramp up over several weeks especially after using PC lighting. I started my leds over both our tanks at 15% and ramped them up over 3 weeks. I was overly cautious but I would rather be safe than sorry. We were running T-5's over one system and MH over the other. Both of the leds on our system are on a 9 hour photo period, the actinics come on a hour before the whites and are on a hour after.

 

[ReefGeeker]

Do you think I should lower the max intensity and shorten the photo period? I was thinking 12 hrs although ramped up and down may be to long?

 

[ak_reefer]

Just slowly increase the intensity of your leds over a couple of weeks. I run my blues at 80% and my whites are at 65% I could go higher but I have LPS and zoas and that is enough for them. As far as your photo period goes I have never ran my lights that long maybe someone else will chime in.

 

[lovefishtank]

Definitely a good idea to start the leds on a lower power and ramp up over several weeks especially after using PC lighting.

 

[lovefishtank]

I use a Current USA Orbit Marine IC PRO and it does all the work.