AI Hydra Settings Thread

[McGee10]

Newe70, Very nice makes me want to add one more to my tank. Love the love AI Ext look. What size is your tank again? or should I say how long is it?

 

[chercm]

AI Hydra Settings Thread

UV 35

Violet 75

Blues 100

Green/red 5

White 30

Clouds 20% probability 10% intensity

3 hr ramp time

location timers on

real time weather off

Sonic : do you have the settings for the hydra 52? And is it ok for initial Sps tank start up ?

 

[newe70]

Newe70, Very nice makes me want to add one more to my tank. Love the love AI Ext look. What size is your tank again? or should I say how long is it?

I'm more than pleased to have three than two Hydras. The oem ext railing systems made the top looked more opened, cleaned, sleeked, more sexiness to the rimless tank, IMO. It is a 48"x24"x20".

 

[bryn.sessums1]

I do like the look with the rail. I agree it is much more sleek looking.

 

[chercm]

Sonic : do you have the settings for the hydra 52? And is it ok for initial Sps tank start up ?

Anyone can comment ?

 

[bryn.sessums1]

Check back in the various pages for a treasure of info. I think pages 170-190 had a lot of settings for both SPS & LPS.

 

[chercm]

Check back in the various pages for a treasure of info. I think pages 170-190 had a lot of settings for both SPS & LPS.

i only have 43 pages

 

[kmu]

I have a 72" long and 36" deep tank with 4 Hydras getting some very nice growth al the way to the bottom, but I have a problem with shadowing in the middle of my pillar rock structure, what do you guys recommend me to do to fix it besides getting 4 more fixtures.

Getting 4 more Hydra fixtures is out of the question, even probably adding 2 more is just too much right now

I was thinking of getting a buildmyled 72" LED fixture ($389) and mounting it in the rim of the tank angled towards the rock structure.

The other option was a 2x54 T5 fixure ($200) mounted on the front angled towards the back of the tank. The tank will look good but the fixture on top will look ugly next to the hydras

THX in advance


Here is a drawing of my problem and some pictures of my tank.

 

[chercm]

anyone have sonic boom's template ?

 

[chercm]

anyone using the acclimation function or real time weather function ?

 

[Sonicboom]

Sonic : do you have the settings for the hydra 52? And is it ok for initial Sps tank start up ?

I am running regular hydras and a hydra 26, I don't have a 52 but you should be able to figure out your ideal settings from all our posts. Start off low.

I am not using Google the real time weather because I was getting rain for a straight month so I am only using the location timers. And instead of acclimation mode I use increased cloud cover.

 

[chercm]

I am running regular hydras and a hydra 26, I don't have a 52 but you should be able to figure out your ideal settings from all our posts. Start off low.

I am not using Google the real time weather because I was getting rain for a straight month so I am only using the location timers. And instead of acclimation mode I use increased cloud cover.

Is it the same setting as the hydra and hydra52? I am trying the setting based on yours ?

 

[Sonicboom]

Yes settings can be the same, but depending on your tank depth you can start even lower.

 

[chercm]

I am using 2x2x2 ft tank

 

[Sonicboom]

Yes definitely start low, you can use my settings but drop the white to around 20%

 

[chercm]

Yes definitely start low, you can use my settings but drop the white to around 20%

Should I use the acclimation function?

 

[Sonicboom]

Should I use the acclimation function?

That is up to you, i prefer just to use the clouds and either increase the probability or intensity.

 

[chercm]

That is up to you, i prefer just to use the clouds and eitheriincrease the probability or intensity.

I am using regional weather ->real time

 

[Sonicboom]

That will work too unless you have storms, the lighting won't stop

 

[chercm]

Does it look ok ?