SRC Member Sachin Dev Posted July 7, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted July 7, 2015 hi bros and sis - greetings! can share your light settings for your lps setup using ai 26 hydra ?? mine is a 322 tank and I am using 2 x ai 26. appreciate your response and constructive replies are welcome!! Quote -Main Display Tank : 5ftx2.5ftx2.5ft [ 12mm throughout with euro bracing ]-Light : Maxspect Glaive [ 2 sets of 2.5 ft ]-Pump : Eheim 1262 and Eheim 1264-Skimmer : Deltec SC2060 / Bubble Magus Curve 7-Wavemaker: Jebao WP40 & WP60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Sachin Dev Posted July 7, 2015 Author SRC Member Share Posted July 7, 2015 Anybody? Quote -Main Display Tank : 5ftx2.5ftx2.5ft [ 12mm throughout with euro bracing ]-Light : Maxspect Glaive [ 2 sets of 2.5 ft ]-Pump : Eheim 1262 and Eheim 1264-Skimmer : Deltec SC2060 / Bubble Magus Curve 7-Wavemaker: Jebao WP40 & WP60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veliferium Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Hi I am also a AI 26 user and I am still learning how to control the settings as well. I have taken reference from the AI thread in RC. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=23700643&highlight=hydra+26#post23700643 Basically something like this Royal blue & deep blue: 1100 = 1% 1200 = 48% 1300 = 75% 1500 = 90% 1720 = 95% 2000 = 90% 2130 = 80% 2250 = 5% 2350 = 3% 0130 = 1% Whites: 1330 = 0% 1500 = 30% 1550 = 45% 1800 = 55% 2000 = 45% 2100 = 30% 2120 = 0% Violet: 1330 = 0% 1530 = 40% 1730 = 50% 2000 = 40% 2100 = 0% Green & Red: 1330 = 0% 1530 = 30% 1730 = 35% 1930 = 30% 2030 = 0% UV: 1050 = 0% 1340 = 5% 1620 = 15% 1800 = 20% 2000 = 10% 2100 = 3% 2300 = 0% I am following Zibba's controls on RC for my 2' 2' 1.5'. I have also tuned down the whites with a maximum of ~40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vurbul Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I ran my both my Blues at 90, Whites at 80, V at around 60ish, UV at 30-40 ish and Red and Green at 35 - 15 ish. Ramp up at down at 2-3 hours. With my Blues and Whites at those figures or ratios is probably closer to 14k look. I lower down the whites to 45 in the evening to get the 20K colour. I'm still playing with the rest of the colours but they are lesser than the whites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Sachin Dev Posted July 9, 2015 Author SRC Member Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hi bros.. thanks for sharing..could you also share the type of corals u guys are keeping and how they are doing? Quote -Main Display Tank : 5ftx2.5ftx2.5ft [ 12mm throughout with euro bracing ]-Light : Maxspect Glaive [ 2 sets of 2.5 ft ]-Pump : Eheim 1262 and Eheim 1264-Skimmer : Deltec SC2060 / Bubble Magus Curve 7-Wavemaker: Jebao WP40 & WP60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vurbul Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Mine is fairly new tank so corals not much. I have torch, hammer, blasto, candy cane, shrooms and zoas. I find that my corals love it when crank up the whites. My whites will peak for about 2-3 hours with a 1:1 ratio with the blues. That will give you the 14k spectrum. Then it will ramp down to 2:1 ratio with the blues for a 20k color for the rest of the day. What's yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Sachin Dev Posted July 9, 2015 Author SRC Member Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hi bro..my tank is still empty! Most probably livestocks in this weekend. Just wanted to make sure my light parameters are not way off. As of now..this is what i have set it as.. Quote -Main Display Tank : 5ftx2.5ftx2.5ft [ 12mm throughout with euro bracing ]-Light : Maxspect Glaive [ 2 sets of 2.5 ft ]-Pump : Eheim 1262 and Eheim 1264-Skimmer : Deltec SC2060 / Bubble Magus Curve 7-Wavemaker: Jebao WP40 & WP60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter SubzeroLT Posted July 9, 2015 SRC Supporter Share Posted July 9, 2015 20150709_114718.jpg Hi bro..my tank is still empty! Most probably livestocks in this weekend. Just wanted to make sure my light parameters are not way off. As of now..this is what i have set it as.. Can't see the parameters very clearly. Regarding Peak values. Could you state the numbers? UV ~ 25% Violet ~ 100% Deep Blue ~ 100% Royal Blue ~ 90%? Green ~ 10%? Red ~ 10% White ~? Also, what kind of LPS are you planning to keep? Some are more sensitive than others. I would also suggest to use the acclimatize feature as some of your numbers (eg. Violet) are on the high side. Sudden introduction to high light can lead to bleaching (my painful personal experience) Quote Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/mysliceofnature/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter ReDDeviLs Posted July 11, 2015 SRC Supporter Share Posted July 11, 2015 its good to use the acclimatizing mode, another way you can use cloud mode which i have been using. bare in mind the frequency and % on cloud mode does kick in pretty often which may result in corals having insufficient lighting also. 1 Quote [ ] [ ] Reef Reefing Reefed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherman Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 LED light is a bit different from other light like T5HO and MH. In order to ensure you provide the right spectrum and intensity of light to your marine organism you need to understand a little bit more about light in nature ,under the sea and what led provide. Below is a link I find very informative http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2012/10/aafeature Happy reading Quote 6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08) 4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09) 5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm) 2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm) 5*2.5*2(LED only) Eheim return 1 * pump 1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil 2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40, 1X6085 Tunze wm, 1 CURVE 7 Skimmer 1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3 Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium 1 Full spectrum E27 led light 1 CR control by bubble count Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016 Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Sachin Dev Posted July 16, 2015 Author SRC Member Share Posted July 16, 2015 Great read. Very technical though..could catch only certain stuff. Quote -Main Display Tank : 5ftx2.5ftx2.5ft [ 12mm throughout with euro bracing ]-Light : Maxspect Glaive [ 2 sets of 2.5 ft ]-Pump : Eheim 1262 and Eheim 1264-Skimmer : Deltec SC2060 / Bubble Magus Curve 7-Wavemaker: Jebao WP40 & WP60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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