AI 26 Light Parameters for Lps Setup

Sachin Dev · 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!!

Sachin Dev · July 7, 2015

Anybody?

veliferium · 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

vurbul · 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.

Sachin Dev · 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?

vurbul · 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?

Sachin Dev · 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..

SubzeroLT · July 9, 2015

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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)