AI Hydra Settings Thread

[Sonicboom]

Definitely try setting it to weather and enter you zip code, click save and make sure you have your time zone and correct date and time set.

 

[ReefMonkey13]

Thought I would share my max settings.

White: 40% (when higher than 45% i feel like my corals look burnt)
Violet: 55%
Red: 12% (when higher than 15% algae growth goes up)
Green: 10% (when higher than 15% algae growth goes up)
D-blue: 63%
Royal: 64%
UV: 55%

The light fixture is 7-8" above the water. I'm at a 12 hour photo period with a 3 hour ramp up and down. These max settings are on the tank for 6 hours a day.

Here are some pics of what the tank looks like. All pics have been taken with a Canon 7D with a 24-70L mk I lens. I have post processed the pics in Lightroom to make them more like as I see them on my tank. :wavehand:

 

[saltyair]

how many are over your tank?
did you find increasing red/green only effect algae growth or did it also affect coral?
interesting, i am lowering my whites also - do you have uv maxed @ 55% for 6hrs?

Thought I would share my max settings.

White: 40% (when higher than 45% i feel like my corals look burnt)
Violet: 55%
Red: 12% (when higher than 15% algae growth goes up)
Green: 10% (when higher than 15% algae growth goes up)
D-blue: 63%
Royal: 64%
UV: 55%

The light fixture is 7-8" above the water. I'm at a 12 hour photo period with a 3 hour ramp up and down. These max settings are on the tank for 6 hours a day.

Here are some pics of what the tank looks like. All pics have been taken with a Canon 7D with a 24-70L mk I lens. I have post processed the pics in Lightroom to make them more like as I see them on my tank. :wavehand:

 

[saltyair]

hmmm no not an issue i've seen - you might have set the wrong time - or your router is not working.
you didn't notice they were not ramping down @ night?

Anyone else having problems with the director or is it just me. I set my hydra and controller up over my 38 on Monday and since then I have had to completely reset the director twice and tonight up went to bed early and woke up at 12:30 to notice the light never started to ramp down as it was supposed to at 8pm. I tried to reset it tonight but that didn't work, the wave length frequency box is blank as is the box below for color/power setting, tried changing channels and nothing. Just hoping my corals aren't damaged from being a full ramp power for over 14 hours today.

 

[saltyair]

it is but very helpful - there are a few very cool articles on light studies on the reef - gets heavy and scientific - but kinda cool. Helpful on understanding light.

can we not say reef builders on this forum?

Wow that's quite a lot of info lol.

 

[ReefMonkey13]

how many are over your tank?
did you find increasing red/green only effect algae growth or did it also affect coral?
interesting, i am lowering my whites also - do you have uv maxed @ 55% for 6hrs?

I only have one on an Elos Mini (20 gallon cube).

As for the red and green. I had them over 15% for about 2-3 weeks and noticed the algae growth. The time period is too short to really comment on the how they affected the corals.

I did run the whites at over 45% for 1.5-2 months and noticed my corals receding. After lowering it back to 40% or so they have started to come back. Mind you this tank is only 5+ months old but tank water parameters have been pretty consistent within a range (Cal: 430-450 ppm; Alk: 8.1-8.3; Mag 1400-1450ppm).

 

[milsaltnewbie07]

Some pics, sorry that they come out crappy but I have yet to figure how to take good pics w.o messing around with the controller and messing up my setting lol. enjoy

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[jarretk1]

hmmm no not an issue i've seen - you might have set the wrong time - or your router is not working.
you didn't notice they were not ramping down @ night?

It was weird because the time was correct at the top of the director page, but I could not change between manual and automatic timers and the two graphs on the left of the page for wave length and color power were out, moving the bar to adjust time didn't do anything and errors just kept coming up. My lights start ramping down at 8 and I fell asleep on the cough about then I guess and woke up at 12:45 to see that they were still on full blast. No issues since so who knows.

 

[saltyair]

Wow nice set up as the frags get established its going to be amazing.
Does it have a sump?


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[milsaltnewbie07]

Wow nice set up as the frags get established its going to be amazing.
Does it have a sump?


Yeap underneath it I will post a pic of it when I get home. 20g sump with herbie OF. best thing ever!!!!!

 

[saltyair]

I have also lowered my reds - but I think the green (500nm-550nm) has a significant effect on coral coloration and health.

I only have one on an Elos Mini (20 gallon cube).

As for the red and green. I had them over 15% for about 2-3 weeks and noticed the algae growth. The time period is too short to really comment on the how they affected the corals.

I did run the whites at over 45% for 1.5-2 months and noticed my corals receding. After lowering it back to 40% or so they have started to come back. Mind you this tank is only 5+ months old but tank water parameters have been pretty consistent within a range (Cal: 430-450 ppm; Alk: 8.1-8.3; Mag 1400-1450ppm).

 

[saltyair]

I think this article almost says it all when talking lighting on the reef and what wave lengths the reef encounters.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2012/10/aafeature

 

[gregrocks79]

So AI is sending me yet another light. Hopefully this one works!! Haha

 

[Sonicboom]

You're lucky, I called because when I connect to the director I get a blank screen 90% of the time. They said there wasn't enough power going to it and they are sending me a, wait for it... brand new USB cable...

 

[gregrocks79]

Bahahahaha new cable?!?! Wow! Ya my tank has had a couple issues due to the non matching colors but it'll rebound. Glad they're sending a new one. Debating on swapping the one I'm sending backs heatsink w my older one hahaha

 

[saltyair]

thats too funny - btw did you try a new usb cable first? I know that some of the directors came with underpowered adapters.

what is the max % of your whites and for how long?

You're lucky, I called because when I connect to the director I get a blank screen 90% of the time. They said there wasn't enough power going to it and they are sending me a, wait for it... brand new USB cable...

 

[ReefTankHunter]

Is anyone using the cloud sweep.If so what are your settings.Thanks.

 

[Sonicboom]

thats too funny - btw did you try a new usb cable first? I know that some of the directors came with underpowered adapters.

what is the max % of your whites and for how long?

I haven't tried a new cable as they are the mini USB and don't have any extra of those, now if they would have used micro USB cables I would have about 50 of those.

My max whites are at 35%

 

[McGee10]

So AI is sending me yet another light. Hopefully this one works!! Haha

Did they ask for the other back?

 

[gregrocks79]

Did they ask for the other back?

Of course. Lol They sent a return label for it