Best Light Schedule for Corals

Let’s dive into lighting.

[@poseidon11364]

Thank you so much!!! This literally made all my corals open up more than I've ever seen within a matter of hours!!

[@RipVanWinkle_Nature_Discovery]

I'm mezmerized by that goni while listening. It's awesome. As far as your thoughts on lighting, I think you're right on.

[@dmkappa62]

Thats the prettiest tank ive ever seen. The colours are glorious

[@christianp9604]

I was very happy about this video. the content was one of my questions from past videos. Thank you very much. it is always nice to see your tank

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Ya so many people are always asking. Happy I was able to answer a few questions :)

[@reeflover9365]

Thanks a lot great stuff, I'm the guy who constantly tinkers and worries about lighting, I've finally bought these lights as an upgrade from my ilumenair, so very helpful, I'll be leaving lighting till last resort from now on thanks again

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Good luck. Consistency is key

[@MauiBigBlue]

Consistency and continuity seem to be the popular terms in reef keeping instruction these day. While I don't disagree, I am always fascinated by the contrast that is exposed between real reefs in the ocean and our husbandry efforts. I've seen massive amounts of acropora and other stoney corals exposed to direct sun high and dry during extreme tide conditions. Have also seen corals that seem to flourish after some of the harshest storms on the planet and during months of cloud cover. Just wild how in their natural habitat, reef organisms are fairly resilient and durable. Change temperature by 2° f and they melt. 🤔

[@harlanmichael7088]

Thanks for the video. Your aquarium looks great!

[@92dtr]

Tank looks phenomenal 👌 Very helpful video, especially for someone starting out with corals this year 😁

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Glad you enjoyed 😊

[@talontd3727]

After 2 1/2 years of quitting I'm gonna start up again. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@flyfisher2271]

I really enjoyed the video and the explanation on how we blame the lights for the lack of stability in our systems, Thanks!

[@hamzter6822]

that is the most colorful reef tank i’ve seen :D i am hopefully going to get my first saltwater tank in around a month

[@JustMyFish]

I know this video is old now. But I want to ask a question that is actually not related to the video. I have been following a blog for some time now and basically this marine biologist has been looking at coral and how it survives. He discovered that the soft corals filter nitrates from the water so he set up 10 new tank with soft coral in as soon solidity was correct and temperature was also correct. The tank was never cycled. This to me sounded bad has I have always been told I must cycle the tank first. But the coral didn't die in fact it thrived. The tanks he setup are all a rowed 3 years old now and have massive amount of soft coral only. He said the reason this works is because the soft corals use up the nitrate before any algae can take hold and the tank produces very little ammonia but enough to maintain a solid base for bacteria. He did put in fish in one tank in week 2 and all is doing well. So do you think this is something we has hobbyists could do. ? Or would you try it. ?

[@dwsonye]

So I bought the PLS50 Elite for my IM 30 long and after a month I can tell you that it is the BEST skimmer I’ve used. I’m glad I decided to try one, makes my Tunze look like a joke.

[@eatsleepreef9565]

So happy you love it man. It does make Túnez look like a toy hahaha

[@VicariousVideoz]

One of the best reefs I've ever seen. I Love it. You earned a new sub. Thanks for sharing.

[@DreamStateLiving]

thanks just adjusted my xr30 pros a bit to have a smaller full intensity section and more of a blue look for longer at night

[@zachkohler5954]

You come up with the best video ideas!! Best reef youtuber! Keep it up

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Appreciate it very much ;)

[@mumblingstumps406]

Nice video, awesome tank. Good point about people tinkering with LEDs and not with T5s 👍

[@hayesch1]

Agree. Great video! Stability is everything in this hobby. What size are you thinking for your next bigger tank?

[@eatsleepreef9565]

130+ for the next ;)

[@hayesch1]

@@eatsleepreef9565 that's what I have, a 135. Good manageable size. And a weekly 10 gallon water change is easy on time and the wallet.

[@TheBousal]

You answered all questions, excellent !

[@EduardoC]

Great video as always!!! Wow 75% just got 2 Xr15s and currently running mine at 60% planning on raising it slowly... keep the great work

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Thanks man. Ya take it slow you’ll be fine

[@EduardoC]

EAT SLEEP Reef I’m caychoeb on instagram, been following you but didn’t had the notification 🔔 but now I do...

[@AnchorDownBoat]

I just got my first coral for my 5 week old tank(GSP). It opened when I first out it in and then a day later closed. I increased the flow and it then opens up beautifully again only to start closing the next day. Do you think it’s just my tank being very new? Will GSP close up at night and open during the day, or stay open even at night? 🙏 Thanks!

[@bbingtube]

I'm back in because of you, thanks 🙌

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Very happy to see you in it again 🤙🏼

[@spirit3658]

I saw some of your videos & still don't have any idea how did you make your corals looks so colorful on the video. Awesome.... Everytime i make video, it is always "all blue" Really appreciated if you wanna share the trick especially using phone camera. Thank you

[@rickpattek2305]

great video, your definitely are on target, way to many of us are adjusting our lighting way to often to correct things. I did the same thing and got 3 AI Hydra 23 to cover my 48" tank to increase spread. I'm not a big fan of the single point of light to achieve total tank coverage.

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Best think you can do. It is hard to beat spread like that

[@royne13]

Do you have any tips on how to lower certain parameters? Like phos & nitrate? Your videos are always amazing!!!

[@corsair371]

I totally agree with you, but: when we talk about a system with LEDs lightning only, that creates a lot of questions. In the past I had a 75 gallons system with T5s and complemented with led blue. Bars, from there everything was gain. I had a tremendous growth in my sps ( montis , seriatopora, turbinaria, stylopora,acropora) but when you switch to leds only is difficult to adjust, still playing and watching.

[@jivanchev267]

It was a good dive, very practical and useful, thanks.

[@bearded-flipflop7122]

🙋 I'm 1 of those constantly changing the lighting intensity and p1ss3d off my corals in doing so. I'm working it back to where it was most happy and growing well. I only adjusted it down as I thought my frogspawn was getting too much light as had slightly bleached but should have put them lower down in the tank and not adjusted the light. 😑 you live and learn. Amazing tank by the way.

[@Knobologist]

Every time I see your reef tank I’m sick with jealousy 😂 it is so damn good! Thanks for another great video. The biggest issue for me is chasing numbers in parameters. I have an SPS dominant reef and you hear all the time, keep your NO3

[@compyginorio5604]

Great informative video. I got lots of questions regarding this topic. How can I reach you to see if I could finally get it right?. As always it's a pleasure watch your tank.

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Email or Instagram :)

[@trufion1135]

Amazing tank and really cool explanation video!!!!thank you. The coral colors are amazing.Which part of day thevideo was taken? I mean in white part or in the blue part? Thank you so much for answer.

[@CG-qi5yr]

Great vid! Doesn’t tank size come into play when deciding what intensity to run the lights? I have a Fusion 20 and a Fluval 13.5. I would think my blues at 100% intensity would be too much for these small tanks. What would you suggest? Thanks!

[@P4P5]

I have recently put LED Everglow lights to replace my T5s. Corals are now half opened and one coral bleached. I have now reduced schedule from 10h to 5h and reduced intensity. Hopefully all will turn out good in the end. I have tested parameters and nothing changed from before i added the LED

[@sylvesterreef2637]

Hi very good point with light tank looking great mate 👍

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Thanks 😊

[@leerees2061]

Awesome tank what do you do your videos on I can't get the colours to show on my camera

[@dontreply8346]

Your tank is so nice!! Well done young man

[@darenbrown3527]

I think this was great as I’m very new! Can you please share what coral was in the bottom right of your tank?

[@kamarnic]

Your tank looks awesome, my only question would be why increase intensity when it's already doing great?

[@mahmoudamoud5538]

Your tank looks amazing

[@adriang8355]

Very useful ... But what I want to know is what is the template or upload your template Thank you

[@XVercingetori]

Impressive! Is this rear sump? I am trying to make 60cm rear sump tank and working on it! If possible, would you share the sump structure? Thanks

[@stephaneponce9739]

Thanks for the video. I have 2 radion xr30 g5 pro for a 100 gallons tank 60 cm deep. The lights are at 2% intensity only and 3% seems already very bright. I wonder how you can be at 75% overall intensity. My lights are 8 inches from the water level (following brs recommendation). It is an LPS tank only. Any advice here would be simply terrific to figure out if I should increase the overall intensity or keep as low as 2%.

[@stefanbates923]

Awesome tank and video mate 👍... about my lighting I'm currently using 1 hydra 52hd on my aqua reef 195L ( 43 gallons ) the tanks only been running 5 months and im not sure on light setting, do you think I should set the light at your starter point you mentioned? Corals so far is Duncans Rainbow Montipora Couple frags zoas Rainbow acans Elegance coral Orange fungia plate

[@ryanlauritsen8930]

What kind of fish is the blue one with white lip? Amazing tank!

[@diynanoreef2018]

What modules do you have? Can you give some eshop where I can by it? What cost of it? Can you give me advice for 30*30*60cm 54 litr aquarium for best led modules for this. Thank you

[@winandwin6635]

Is this biocube 29g? I really liked your setup

[@77eran]

Hi, thanks for the video. Isn’t it a shock for corals to take all the white, red and green in the middle of the day? Di they react to the change?

[@Keilikeramen]

Nice video sir, Can you tell me how to take video with good color for coral? My tank only blue light.

[@annebartells777]

Your zoa garden is beautiful. That's what I am working on

[@NEMO20G]

Great video as usual bro! I love how you always say "with the being said..." CJ used to say it a lot too 😂

[@xisotopex]

what stage in your lighting is happening during this video? are you using any type of filter to film?

[@kishb4609]

Do you have videos of how you started this tank? its a beautiful tank and I'm thinking of setting up the same tank and would love to see how you set yours up

[@jaycollin6803]

Awesome video! I'm doing research before getting into the hobby. Really love your tank, which model and how many gallons is it?

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Jbj 45. Not made anymore. Now it’s the flat panel versions

[@karennation3580]

can you control the individual intensity of each color? I dont quite understand this graph. on my current that I want to upgrade you can set individual intensity and that is how you set the intensity. At least I think so. Its broken now and using a biocube one, and I cant control but overall intensity. i can either put blues on or off and so on. I am considering these and ai prime. This gets much more color pop right? Obliviously you have tons but I think you have the special lenses as well so hard to tell. My lfs has them and they are mad color pop! Would you know if I can control overall intensity of ai primes or is it like this? also. I notice you said 75 percent and the graph says so but when you click on one part of the grap it says 45 %. Whats up with that? Your tank is my dream tank so I really value your opion!

[@EarthWasHere]

Would a Total 44 LEDs, 36 pcs 6500K white LED, 8 pcs blue LED work good for a reef tank? It’s for a gallon tank.

[@thereefinrican]

Great video. Tanks looking great as always . 👍🏻

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Thanks 😊

[@paulmichealkessler_]

Will algae grow with keeping the lights on for this long?

[@NRG-ds5hc]

How many cm did you mount the radions above the water line?

[@jobetq4528]

How far above the water is your xr15s? I had my xr15 set at 50% intensity WITH an Ecotech diffuser attached and it turned out to be too much intensity for my birdsnest.... i have sinced learned that my particular birdsnest doesn't require as much light as others. Anyhow, I'm at 35% now with the ecotec arm that attaches to the back of the tank. I was blown away when i saw your 75% Love your tank, enjoy your videos

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Thanks man!! I run then at 10” off the water. I could honesty go up to 80 without experiencing issues. Taking it slow of coarse

[@SynergyLondonElectrical]

Amazing tank mate really beautiful.

[@chrismagoulis]

Thoughts on running a very low blue "moonlight" schedule at night?

[@eatsleepreef9565]

I love it and do it myself. You will notice less fish jumping as a result too

[@chrismagoulis]

@@eatsleepreef9565 Cool! So do you run moonlight all night or do you let the tank go totally dark for a while? Also looking forward to seeing your next tank come together.

[@LandoWRX]

UV is set to 100% during the day?

[@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975]

I'm not going to lie I don't understand a thing you are talking about but you have a beautiful tank.

[@jsreefs5576]

Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@sharppatt7382]

Is it possible to set up a link to download your light schedule

[@davidhum1039]

My leds have only have only 2 channels RGB WHITE and BLUE. Is that ok for corals or do I need leds with FULL SPECTRUM ( reds , greens violet etc) thank u

[@keepin_it_reel_fl6992]

can you post a link to your lights schedule for AI prime

[@LonnieGoldman]

Following

[@kursatesen3479]

No sps in my tank, is it normal that I raise whites that much, only zoa, acanlord and I have 1pc xr15im no diffuser

[@stevencheng5722]

Do you have problems with any type of algae with your lights on that long? My LFS told me that all the reefs needs is 8 hrs. I'm new at this hobby so I'm doing a bit of research

[@germanhisto]

Why do u Split in white Periode and blue?

[@kyleb.7870]

I'm currently running the ocean revive i get home from work at about 4:30 can you help me with my schedule and what my intensity should be please 🙏 or if there's and suggestions with ive had my tank for about 5 years and I just feel like my gsp isn't really growing anymore water is perfect I've had great success in the past but lately not so much

[@matthewbrown6688]

Is the current pro strip light placed over glass top on 65 gal enough to grow coral?

[@davidhum1039]

Just got 2 xr15. How do I get ur schedule or download it thank u

[@jakubreszczynski4356]

What is the size of the tank? Dimension?

[@Kawwwman]

I agree 100%. great video.

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Thanks!

[@candypacheco4442]

What kind of zoas are the ones towards the front of your tank in your acan garden? Thanks in advance

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Agave Hawaiian

[@jerardomelgoza1598]

Would you happen to have any for sale? 🙂

[@Remorozariennel]

Can i have the schedule that you use?

[@vb3833]

Where did you get this magnet magnifying glass from?

[@davidhum1039]

How can I download ur schedule. For some reason can’t make one thanks

[@abh3960]

i have blues 50 1 white on ocean revive...for 38 inch long 14 deep

[@silverslc29]

Using your exact schedule layout on my xr30's 👍👍

[@mogtrader8]

So you can tweak the output?

[@choppacari7627]

Could I just buy a regular LED light the colors are white and blue and use it for a anemone with clownfish btw it will be for a 20g tall

[@guambombrc]

Awesome tank! How do you keep your glass so clean? Do you have any scratches. Looks great.

[@eatsleepreef9565]

Just keep phosphates low and clean the outside with vinegar

[@JasonSmith-ve3dt]

Can you download your schedule?

[@trevorvanzuydam8115]

Stunning tank

[@yousseffiskmasen2121]

Can i use this Schedule for AI PRIME HD? Got a new red sea nano max 20 gallon system. Ihope you see this xD if so thank you!

[@waynejames7364]

No reds or green ?

[@vieiraacademy9545]

Hi can u tell me mark of your lights ???

[@topofhilltop5083]

Omg 😱 so beautiful

[@randymammelli8859]

What lights are on this tank?

[@carrasquel1978]

Bigger tank, I can't wait for it. Really really really love to see it.

[@abh3960]

i got rid of hydra 26s now use a80s ...kessil the shimmer is insane...,

[@amb688]

What brand is the light?

[@romanzabaznov]

Could you type name of this light?

[@LikeablePerson69]

Ur reef is absolutely amazing

[@evanparness9509]

How long should I keep them on? Overall?

[@evanparness9509]

And what’s a good ramp up time?

[@eatsleepreef9565]

11hr total 1hr ramo up and down

[@wesleyturner1979]

Wholly crap bro, sell some of that coral and get a bigger tank! Dory will appreciate it! Chem, Flow, Lighting.... in that order is the key.

[@abh3960]

where to get an xr 15...for 31 inch long 23 deep reef tank

[@DynnPhotography]

How many gallons is your tank?

[@eatsleepreef9565]

45