VIPARSPECTRA 165W Settings Schedule Spectrum Setup Light Saltwater Coral Reef Aquarium

This video is on the VIPARSPECTRA 165 watt light setup, schedule, settings, and spectrum. I put Viparspectra on my 110 gallon tank, so this is the first video in a series of videos to watch coral growth and coloration effects of the VIPARSPECTRA light.

When I set up the Viparspectra, I set it up to mimic the Salty Pops schedule I created for the Aquaillumination AI Prime Reef 16 HD, with Morning Blue, Mid-Day White, and Evening Blue.

What you’re going to see in this video is
Why I choose the light schedule I did
Time and Intensity of light settings
Hanging height recommendations and actual
Acclimation recommendations and actual
Coral pics under Morning Blue and Mid-Day White

Why I choose the light schedule I did?
Mimic the actual rotation of the sun that corals experience on a natural reef.
Morning time period that is somewhat short, where light goes from dark to day, aka Morning Blue or Sunrise
Mid-Day time period that is long and somewhat flat in intensity compared to sunrise, aka Mid-Day White or Daylight
Evening time period that is somewhat short, where light goes from day to dark, aka Evening Blue or Sunset

Time and Intensity of light settings
Note: I added on the LEDENET strips, just like I did for my AI Prime Reef 16HD
LEDENET
On at 10:00 am
Off at 10:00 pm
Viparspectra Blue Channel 50%
On at 10:15 am
Off at 9:45 pm
Viparspectra White Channel 30%
On at 12:00 pm
Off at 8:00 pm

Total light review has:
LEDENET comes on at 10:00am to provide low light in order to start waking up coral before the Viparspectra blue blasts on at 50%
Viparspectra Blue 50% comes on at 10:15am for morning blue period
Viparspectra White 30% comes on at 12:00pm for an intensity increase to create the daylight period
Viparspectra White goes off at 8:00pm to start ramping down to night time and at this point corals start to shrink and get ready for the night
Viparspectra Blue goes off at 9:45pm to put the reef to bed
LEDENET goes at at 10:00pm to dark out for night time

As you can see the arc of a natural day rotation of the sun lays right on top of this spectrum.

Hanging height recommendations and actual - I am covering 24” x 18” with each light.
Recommendation 8” - 12”, with 10”
Being optimum
Actual = 8”

Acclimation recommendations and actual.
Recomendation
3-5 Day: Blue 10 / White 10
First Week: Blue 20 / White 20
Next 2 Weeks: Blue 20 / White 30
Then start adjusting basis coral

What I did
3 Days: Blue 10 / White 10
8 Days: Blue 20 / White 20
7 Days: Blue 30 / White 20
7 Days: Blue 40 / White 30
Final: Blue 50 / White 30

Coral pics under Morning Blue and Mid-Day White:
Red Montipora
Green Stellata Montipora
Gold Nugget Hammer
Blue / Teal Candy Cane
Hollywood Stunner Chalice
Neon Green Candy Cane
Teal w/ Green Center Candy Cane
Green w/ Purple Tip Hammer
Fruit Loop Zoanthids
Green w/Purple Tip Frogspawn
Green Pocillopora
Green Tip Hammer
Red Yuma Ricordea Mushroom
Jawbreaker Mushroom
Green Cabbage
Candy Cane Torch
Green Carpet Anemone
Blue Discosoma Mushrooms
purple w/ White Stripe Discosoma Mushrooms
Green Discosoma Mushrooms
Captain Jerk Palythoas
Neon Green Palythoas
Blue / Teal Candy Cane
Orange P
Green Star Polyp GSP
Pink Frogspawn

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