What lighting do you recommend for corals?Updated 2 years ago

We recommend running around a 10-12 hour total light schedule for coral.  3 hours of blue light, 4 hours of white and blue in the middle of the schedule, and 3 more hours of blue at the end is a general method.  It can be beneficial to have the intensity fade in and out of the schedule if you have a controller, simulating sunrise/sunset.  

Too much light right away can bleach coral so until you know how corals react to your lighting system it is best to start off with a short schedule or low intensity and gradually ramp up as you see the corals respond.

If you have an Ecotech or Aqua Illumination light, you might benefit from one of our preset schedules, you can find them here: 

https://worldwidecorals.com/pages/led-lighting-presets

Keep in mind that all tanks are different and you might still need to make some adjustments to the schedule according to your aquarium.