Acclimating corals to Kessil LEDs

Discussion in 'LED Aquarium Lighting' started by SaltyClown, Aug 17, 2013.

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  1. SaltyClown

    SaltyClown Sea Dragon

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    I'm going to a frag swap in a few weeks. How should I acclimate my new corals? Few hours a day for a few weeks?
     
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  2. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    When I had a Kessil A360 I left it on for 4 hours a day, then slowly brought it up to 6 hours, then 8. Then I went back to 4 hours a day and ramped up the brightness by about 20%, then repeated that until I got it where I wanted.

    It might have been overkill, but it worked ;)
     
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  3. SaltyClown

    SaltyClown Sea Dragon

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    Thank you, from what I've been reading and hearing. LEDs are deceptively powerful. I'm hearing some people run their LEDS 5 to 6 hours a day, rather than the full 8 to 10 hours a day. That and, in science articles they've said that LPS and soft corals aren't "cooked" by the sun as they are in our tanks.
     
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