What light do I need for SPS corals?
Lighting Options As I mentioned in the beginning, SPS require strong lighting and will do best under T5s, metal halides or LEDs when given the proper PAR. PAR stands for Photosynthetically Available Radiation and represents the light intensity produced by aquarium lighting.
What is the best light setting for coral growth?
For optimal coral growth, you will generally want a full spectrum of light that includes some reds, oranges, and yellows, but that is heavier towards the blue range. There is a current trend in the hobby towards very blue, nearly dark aquariums, with glowing corals.
How do I know if I have too much light SPS?
If the sps bleaches from too much light then you will pretty much see the coral whiten out slowly, and equally throughout. Basically it doesn’t have that vivid color it had when it first arrived in your tank.
How do you know if coral is not getting enough light?
Well-Known Member. Keep a look out for a coral color being pale vs bleached as well. A coral that goes pale very quickly after making a lighting adjustment is normally from to much light. A coral that does it slowly can be from to little light, to high or low a temp or to low nutrients.
Is blue light better than white light for corals?
Corals don’t need a white light to grow in your reef tank. Instead, they need blue light to grow healthily. White light is more useful to humans, as it helps them ‘see’ the corals in the reef tank better.
Is Moonlight beneficial for corals?
Benefits of Moonlight for Reef Tanks In the case of aquarium moonlights, the benefits are many: They offer nocturnal creatures precious illumination to aid in nighttime foraging activities. They provide comfort to diurnal species that might become scared in total darkness.
How do you make SPS grow faster?
You will want to give them medium to high lighting and strong water movement. Metal halide lights are recommended, however, under a blue LED, they fluoresce extremely well. Here at Pieces Of The Ocean (P.O.T.O), we use 100% LED lighting to grow all of our corals, and have been very successful.