Lighting schedule help

[superclown]

I need help with my tank guys. Most of my corals are fine but a few here and there just don't have that insane color they used to like my rainbow monti for example when I first got it from raz it was nuts how insane the color was. It even looked great in my tank when I got it home so i know it wasn't just her lighting.

I run my lights on a split schedule because I work most of the Day and don't get home till late. I have the lights set to come on in the morning for 5 hours and kick back off and then back on about an hour befor I get home and then run for 7 hours

I am running 2 Ecoxotic led modules and 2 panorama strips. I have them come on 1 at a time and then go off opposite to do the sunrise sunset but im just not getting great growth or color.

All my water parameters are in check and all the corals open up with polyp extension they just are not growing a lot or holding great color.

 

[sonofdagon]

I would try to to run one eight hour cycle if you could. Turn your lights on a couple of hours before you get home.

 

[landon]

Hey bud. You might need to give a longer photosynthetic period. I come home everyday for lunch so I like to have the lights on then so I have my 400s running 10AM-1PM (3 hrs) and since I don't get home from work/gym till late I have the lights come on at 4PM till 8:30PM. I know it's a different light setup but I have got great colors from breaking it up.