Moonlights for open top biocube29

[xexe12]

I need suggestions for moonlights for biocube 29. At this time I put an ecoxotic stunner strip actinic light as a moonlight. But I don't know if its too much light for my livestock. I'm noticing a little bunt on some of the corals. But I'm not quite sure if its from the kessil light or the actinic moonlight. I have since then lowered the intensity of the kessil and moved some of the corals around. Can actinic LEDs cause burns in corals??

[chadtrolly699]

I have had a Kessil on my BC29 for about a year now and love it. I was iffy on getting rid of the stock hood because I didn't want to get rid to the moonlights because it is cool to look at at night. Found some suggestions on moonlights but just never made the plunge on buying any. I have never heard of moonlights burning corals but I wouldn't leave them on throughout the whole night, I think its appropriate to give a tank complete darkness also. Depending on how long you have had the Kessil on the tank your corals could just adjusting to that still. I acclimated my kessil to the tank... day 1= 2hrs on. day 2= 4hrs on. day 3= 6hrs on. day 4= 8hrs on. then you should be good. All this is just my suggestion and what I had read in the past. Good topic I would like to see how you added the moonlights because I have been wanting them

[xexe12]

I had extra ecoxotic lights from when I tried to retrofit the biocube. So I used the panorama pro as refugium light in the back ( which is working out great as the chaeto is growing like crazy) and I used the actinic stunner strip as moonlight and placed it on the back of the tank as moonlight. The actinic runs from 7pm-12 mn and 8am-9am then the kessil turns on. I am noticing the corals near the moonlight started to bleach a little but the rest of the tank is great and thriving. So now I'm wondering if the stunner is too bright even if its not on for the whole night.

[xexe12]

Update. My corals I'd not like the ecoxotic stunner strip as a moonlight. Actinic I think was too strong that it burned some of my corals even when it was only running for 5 hrs a day. I am currently using a the true lumen 3 light led as moonlights and my corals are recovering well. It's not as pretty as the stunner strip but it will do for now.