AI Hydra Settings Thread
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hilgert
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I have a Rate this Thread link on the upper right of the page, just above the first post...right next to the Thread Tools and Search this Thread links. You guys don't have that?
EDIT: Actually, I rated it (gave it 5 stars...
), but I can't see that it did anything. I thought I remembered it being a feature in the past, but I could be confusing this with another non-reef forum I am on (my other expensive hobby...model aircraft).I have a Rate this Thread link on the upper right of the page, just above the first post...right next to the Thread Tools and Search this Thread links. You guys don't have that?
EDIT: Actually, I rated it (gave it 5 stars...
It is there but that would be for an entire thread. There should be one to like individual comments to the threads!
OK I tweaked mine based on your exhaustive research
Really liking it....so are the inhabitants.
Cool. I'm glad you like it. Not sure what lights you had before but these current setting are pretty strong so be careful you don't bleach anything. The blues may not look strong but they will bleach
rnmb1988
New member
Ok, I may or may not have some useful information about the Hydra, I will let you be the judge. I spoke to AI today and this is what I wrote down form the conversation, hopefully I got it correct and do not misspeak anything. These are not direct quotes, these are my notes.
Start time = the time the light comes on and begins to ramp up.
Ramp time = how long for the light to go from minimum to your max setting or vice versa.
Sunset = time the light starts to ramp down.
Example: Sunrise 6 am sunset 6 pm ramp time 2 hrs. The light comes on at 6am, at 8 am it is at your max power setting, at 6 pm it starts to ramp down at 8 pm it is at the low setting.
Region settings: Used as a dynamic day (sunrise to sunset) for the selected region. As the day gets longer or shorter for that region so will your tanks day. If you go into easy setting after selecting a region and change the times, you have deactivated the region setting. NO change is made to the lights output settings.
Manual Timer setup:
You can use this to add specific function to your light, say you have a sunrise of 6 am and sunset 6pm and a night intensity of 5% blue. If you want to use the lunar cycle but want it from 1 am to 5 am (it just an example!!) you can set a new timer to have the light at zero from 8 pm to 1am. Then at 1 am when the moon rises you will get whatever intensity the moon is in its cycle up to 5%, so full moon is 5% half-moon would be…well you get it….I hope.
I hope this helps some of you, it has helped me.
Start time = the time the light comes on and begins to ramp up.
Ramp time = how long for the light to go from minimum to your max setting or vice versa.
Sunset = time the light starts to ramp down.
Example: Sunrise 6 am sunset 6 pm ramp time 2 hrs. The light comes on at 6am, at 8 am it is at your max power setting, at 6 pm it starts to ramp down at 8 pm it is at the low setting.
Region settings: Used as a dynamic day (sunrise to sunset) for the selected region. As the day gets longer or shorter for that region so will your tanks day. If you go into easy setting after selecting a region and change the times, you have deactivated the region setting. NO change is made to the lights output settings.
Manual Timer setup:
You can use this to add specific function to your light, say you have a sunrise of 6 am and sunset 6pm and a night intensity of 5% blue. If you want to use the lunar cycle but want it from 1 am to 5 am (it just an example!!) you can set a new timer to have the light at zero from 8 pm to 1am. Then at 1 am when the moon rises you will get whatever intensity the moon is in its cycle up to 5%, so full moon is 5% half-moon would be…well you get it….I hope.
I hope this helps some of you, it has helped me.
gregrocks79
Less talk, more rock!
AI Hydra Settings Thread
Mine for the moment (can't make up my mind haha)
Mine for the moment (can't make up my mind haha)
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LazRodriguez
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Looks good to me
gregrocks79
Less talk, more rock!
Thanks! I went up higher w the percentages haha
You need constant power in the controller for it to work. One draw back for sure. Battery would be nice.
gregrocks79
Less talk, more rock!
Lol nice. What did you set your numbers at??
Here is a poor shot of a frag i received on 7/27, it has been in the exact same spot since that day under the AI Hydra,
Here it is on 8/31
sorry i don't know the names, Before
30 days later
Nice results!!! Would you mind sharing your settings?? I'm still tryin to dial in a color I like...what uv intensity do you have it set at?
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