AI Hydra Settings Thread

[Jfannin]

Originally Posted by Orcus Varuna

Yikes I would honestly see if you can rent or borrow a PAR meter from your lfs. That is not a lot of water for a 52HD and I would want to make sure I was hitting and not exceeding 250-300 PAR for a full sps system. From my experience in shallow water just a few percentage points difference in settings can change PAR readings by 50+ with the 52HD. More then 6” down the effect is mellowed but in the top 6” depending on your surface agitation you can get some serious hot-spotting.

Also, I would do 1 hr ramps and a 7hr peak daylight period as outlined in world wide corals coral lab study.


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Lol let’s just say I didn’t want to be on the short side of strong enough lights 😊
Plus figured it would let me put them at 12” for the best spread / coverage and can of course adjust the power down.

[MCCOOL]

I got my new hydra 26 (non HD) setup today. Man, for the life of me I can't get a color setting I'm happy with. I've been messing with it for hours with no luck. I've been slowly working my way through this thread trying everyone's setting. Why can't I just get it to look exactly like my old Phoenix 14k

No matter what I do, it has a nasty pinkish purplish tone to it

[PanchoG]

Place your greens and reds at 0%


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[klonedmorphs]

Setting up a new Reefer 260 with 2 hydra 26HD's and was wondering witch light schedule to use for a mixed reef.

i figured out how to download them on my phone and get them into the MyAI app just not sure witch one to use

[klonedmorphs]

[Orcus Varuna]

Originally Posted by klonedmorphs

Setting up a new Reefer 260 with 2 hydra 26HD's and was wondering witch light schedule to use for a mixed reef.

i figured out how to download them on my phone and get them into the MyAI app just not sure witch one to use

https://1drv.ms/u/s!Akco_cmvvLNrgbgngeuJT6zWysLhkg

I would use my SPS AB+ schedule I linked above.



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[klonedmorphs]

Originally Posted by Orcus Varuna

https://1drv.ms/u/s!Akco_cmvvLNrgbgngeuJT6zWysLhkg

I would use my SPS AB+ schedule I linked above.



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thanks!

just the 9 hours of lights on?

[Orcus Varuna]

Originally Posted by klonedmorphs

thanks!



just the 9 hours of lights on?

Yes 9hrs it’s based off of world wide corals and ecotech’s joint coral lab study.


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[bucfan]

Originally Posted by Orcus Varuna

Yes 9hrs it’s based off of world wide corals and ecotech’s joint coral lab study.


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Is the 9 total hours of light including ramp up and down or 9 hours of whites?

[bucfan]

Originally Posted by Orcus Varuna

Find where you saved it. Try to open the file and choose copy to my AI. I am assuming you are using an iOS device but I am sure the process is very similar on android as well. I hope this helps.




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Ok I hit copy to my AI and it opens the AI app but the schedule does not show up

[Orcus Varuna]

Originally Posted by bucfan

Ok I hit copy to my AI and it opens the AI app but the schedule does not show up

It’s 9 hrs total with 7 “peak” daylight hours. After you copied the file to the AI app you have to select it by clicking the preset star.




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[Farmacy]

I've been using the old AB+ for around a year with much success. What's your opinion on the latest 2018 AB + vs the old?

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[Orcus Varuna]

Originally Posted by Farmacy

I've been using the old AB+ for around a year with much success. What's your opinion on the latest 2018 AB + vs the old?

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I think they are both equally good schedules. I have personally been using a schedule with no peaks on my tanks for the past 8 months. I added supplemental t5 lighting to my main display and removed the peaks because the t5 defeats the whole purpose behind the Respiration Peak schedule. I then moved my frag tanks to a no peak schedule for uniformity so I can easily move frags between my systems.


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[Farmacy]

Originally Posted by Orcus Varuna

I think they are both equally good schedules. I have personally been using a schedule with no peaks on my tanks for the past 8 months. I added supplemental t5 lighting to my main display and removed the peaks because the t5 defeats the whole purpose behind the Respiration Peak schedule. I then moved my frag tanks to a no peak schedule for uniformity so I can easily move frags between my systems.


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Got ya, so if you were running LED only, do you think you would run the old schedule?

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[Orcus Varuna]

Originally Posted by Farmacy

Got ya, so if you were running LED only, do you think you would run the old schedule?

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I haven’t noticed any difference in growth/color between the two so it’s completely up to you. I would just because I enjoy the “cloud cover”, seems to reveal different things in the tank as the clouds pass.


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[scunfcu]

What settings can bring out Orange in my Orange hammer? Right now its looking more purple than orange! My settings are UV/Violet at 80% , RYB/B at 100%, Green/RED 30% and White 50%

[Orcus Varuna]

Originally Posted by scunfcu

What settings can bring out Orange in my Orange hammer? Right now its looking more purple than orange! My settings are UV/Violet at 80% , RYB/B at 100%, Green/RED 30% and White 50%

Try my AB+ profile, red chromatoprotiens typically fluoresce best when hit with a lot of sub 500nm wavelength light but will be washed out easily when hit with a lot of white light.


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[bucfan]

Originally Posted by Orcus Varuna

I think they are both equally good schedules. I have personally been using a schedule with no peaks on my tanks for the past 8 months. I added supplemental t5 lighting to my main display and removed the peaks because the t5 defeats the whole purpose behind the Respiration Peak schedule. I then moved my frag tanks to a no peak schedule for uniformity so I can easily move frags between my systems.


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Are you still running the respiration peak schedule?

[PanchoG]

Originally Posted by Orcus Varuna

Here is the updated link to the settings, someone accidentally deleted the folder AGAIN... lol https://1drv.ms/f/s!Akco_cmvvLNrgZdidaM1bosnUqv21g


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Orcus,

Sorry for the same questions, I have been fighting my iPhone with the myAI app and can’t paste the light settings into the app. Can you please show the steps?


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[Orcus Varuna]

Originally Posted by PanchoG

Orcus,

Sorry for the same questions, I have been fighting my iPhone with the myAI app and can’t paste the light settings into the app. Can you please show the steps?


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I don’t have time to find it right now, but look back in this thread I have posted the instructions at least 2-3 times.


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[Orcus Varuna]

Originally Posted by bucfan

Are you still running the respiration peak schedule?

I’m not been running a no peak version since I added t5ho supplements about 6 months ago . Right now actually I just broke down my tank as I’m moving at the end of the month and wanted to redo the plumbing. Everything is in a LPDE stock tank on my floor haha.


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[PanchoG]

Originally Posted by Orcus Varuna

I don’t have time to find it right now, but look back in this thread I have posted the instructions at least 2-3 times.


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Finally got it Orcus, thank you. One question, what is the lights height above water level considered on the profiles for SPS without T5s?


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[Orcus Varuna]

Originally Posted by PanchoG

Finally got it Orcus, thank you. One question, what is the lights height above water level considered on the profiles for SPS without T5s?


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No problem I’m glad you were able to find it! If using a tank mount as high as you can get them and 12-16” above the waterline if hanging. If at all possible hang them because the tank mounts only get them about 10” above the water. Those extra few inches really help spread and reduce hotspotting in my experience.


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[PanchoG]

Originally Posted by Orcus Varuna

No problem I’m glad you were able to find it! If using a tank mount as high as you can get them and 12-16” above the waterline if hanging. If at all possible hang them because the tank mounts only get them about 10” above the water. Those extra few inches really help spread and reduce hotspotting in my experience.


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Unfortunately this time I am running a RSM-500 so I have the lights fixed at 8” (20cm) so it can be improved but it is compensated by having 3 HD 26. Any reason why your profiles are using 9 hours instead of 12 hours?


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[Orcus Varuna]

Originally Posted by PanchoG

Unfortunately this time I am running a RSM-500 so I have the lights fixed at 8” (20cm) so it can be improved but it is compensated by having 3 HD 26. Any reason why your profiles are using 9 hours instead of 12 hours?


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Ah the max is a nice tank well worth the trade off of not being able to put the lights up a bit higher! The 9 hr schedule is based on the Coral Lab study by wwc and ecotech on optimal growing conditions using led lights.


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