Lighting Problem And Corals

[Ryan’s Reef]

I have a Biocube 29 with various softies and LPS. Last year I purchased a 60 watt retrofit LED kit (half white and half blue) to upgrade the lighting and made a huge difference. Worked great up until today when one of the drivers failed so only half of the lights are working. I have ordered a replacement driver but it may take 1 to 2 weeks to arrive.

Will my corals make it that long under half power. Would it best to keep it on the blue or the white? Corals seem fine so far but I know things can change fast in this hobby. Any thoughts?

 

[kapelan]

they will survive, 30W for 30g at 2 weeks should not be a problem.
In natural reef environment rainy seasons happens as well.

 

[Pistol]

+1 however you will probably want to ramp the power back up slowly

 

[Ryan’s Reef]

Thank you! One driver powers the blue and the broken one powers the white. Should I just leave the blue one connected to the good driver until the new one arrives? Or should I switch it over to the white one while I’m waiting. Not sure if this makes a difference?

 

[Pistol]

the blue would probably not grow algae as much

 

[Copperkills]

Keep it blue