ATI par question

[Mill]

Hey all, just wondering from experience.. I have a 12 inch high tank with a 6 bulb fixture. Running 50/50 blue plus, coral plus, how much par you think I’m getting at sand. This will be a heavy sps tank

 

[PSU4ME]

400 in the top area I’d think

 

[MarvinsReef]

How high is the light fixture mounted above the water surface?

 

[Mill]

How high is the light fixture mounted above the water surface?

It’s about 6 inches from the water level

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

We have PAR meters for lending, shoot @Mixed Reefer doug.murray (at) bostonreefers (dot) org an email with a pic of your license and area you live in. @Mixed Reefer is handling the list now.

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[shrimpchips]

Hey all, just wondering from experience.. I have a 12 inch high tank with a 6 bulb fixture. Running 50/50 blue plus, coral plus, how much par you think I’m getting at sand. This will be a heavy sps tank

Probably about 200-250 on the sand bed and 350-400 near the top. If you get the voltage on the fans dialed in you can probably optimize the output, but for a shallow tank you probably don’t need to bother.

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

I run 8 bulb 10" off the water on a 20" deep tank. 5 B+,1 P+, 1C+, 1 Aquablue Special and am seeing 300-350 on the bottom glass. Supposedly B+ produces the most PAR.

 

[Mill]

Okay so I should be good. Not going to be toasting things with this light. I was afraid I might be getting 600+ at bottom on my 12inch tank

 

[Mill]

We have PAR meters for lending, shoot @Mixed Reefer doug.murray (at) bostonreefers (dot) org an email with a pic of your license and area you live in. @Mixed Reefer is handling the list now.

Apogee MQ-510 PAR Meter | Borrowing for BRS Members

Boston Reefers Society, Inc. has 3 APOGEE MQ-510 (PAR) Full Spectrum Underwater Quantum Meters available for use by PAID MEMBERS. Rules of Equipment Use: There is a mandatory submittal of a Paid Members State Issued I.D. or Driver's License to the person that is handling that particular piece...

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That’s really nice to know!! I’m going to test it out with some corals. And if stuff starts really bleaching I’ll look into the meeter.