Best DIY settings for Hygger aquarium light?

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Best DIY settings for Hygger aquarium light?

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Hi all!

I'm setting up a new tank in a very dark corner of my living room (the only part of it that is not near hot radiators in the winter), and I'm trying to figure out what the best DIY settings are for the Hygger LED aquarium light that someone gave me.

Does programming the white/full-spectrum light to 30% intensity and having it on for 12 hours a day (and then off entirely for the other 12 hours) sound like a reasonable starting setting for it? I want to make sure the Chaeto and Supershimp Moss Ball get enough light, without stressing out the opae ula.