I'm in the process of filling my tank with water now and setting up my light. I'm running the Hydra 26 with director.
It's hard to argue with the success people are having with this lighting profile, so I'd be a fool to not start with it.
A couple of questions about the setup though. Reading through your thought process on the dips and peaks in the photo period makes perfect sense.
Did you test the built in feature for cloud cover before manually programming curves to account for it?
I'm curious if it would have a similar affect, seems it would make programming a bit easier for those who don't have the HD versions and can't import the file.
Also, have you or anyone else changed the light spectrum to a touch more on the white end of the scale and had the same success? These settings are a little on the blue side for my personal taste. I'd like to whiten it up a little, but also I obviously don't want to create a condition that it's optimal for the corals.
Tank will be a mixture of SPS, LPS, clams, and a couple softies.
Thanks and thank you for all of the support and help you've provided everyone.
It certainly makes things easier to have this kind of documented success and info when you're taking your first stab at LEDs.
