jamesvreeland
James
@jamesvreeland · 11 hours ago

Quick AI Prime 16 question for a new reef tank.

No corals yet — just copepods and clean-up crew.

I’m trying to keep the light low to avoid algae, but still make the tank look good.

Thinking:

RB 25 / B 25 / W 5

Everything else 0

5–6 hours/day

Light about 9–11” above the water

Is this a good starting point, or would you run it differently?

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User Avatar @jamesvreeland 11h
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User Avatar @kseaquatics 10h

If you're looking for just the looks, I would only run the light while you're home for an hour or two max. There's no sense in running the light if you dont have anything photosynthetic in the tank.

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