AI Hydra Settings Thread

[Sonicboom]

I would recommend setting ONLY the dark blue at 5% minimum to most closely simulate the ocean at night. After that the program will automatically adjust based on the current moon phase.

 

[AaronReeph]

Thanks for the info. Out of curiosity, why do you suggest dark blue only?

Do you know by what intensities it adjusts for the other phases?

Sorry to be paranoid, Lol. But this is coming from someone who ran moonlights on an Apex, had the exact intensity value mapped from the season table so I knew exactly what was supposed to happen. I'm having a hard time getting used to the things happening automatically behind the scenes!

 

[dahos]

This explains how they calc the led intensities for the moon cycles.

support.aquaillumination.com/entries/417875-How-the-lunar-cycle-works

 

[AaronReeph]

Thank you that is exactly what I was looking for!

 

[saltyair]

thanks

This explains how they calc the led intensities for the moon cycles.

support.aquaillumination.com/entries/417875-How-the-lunar-cycle-works

 

[dahos]

thanks

NP. Btw, great seeing others with sps growth under these lights. Got my first the other day, a oregon blue tort acro. Can't wait to see how it does.

 

[AaronReeph]

I'm getting a Blue Tort this weekend as well! It will also be my first acro.

 

[john90009]

After the update my fans still dont turn on automatically i need to unplug the unit from the power supply by myself when the lights hot for it to turn on- i emailed the company and they have been more then helpful and i will be seeing if it is the fan actually malfunctioning or the unit itself when i go back home from school.

 

[gregrocks79]

My Oregon blue tort loves my hydras!

 

[dahos]

My Oregon blue tort loves my hydras!

Good to hear. Mine is on the sand bed until I see how it is doing then I plan on moving it about half way up the rocks.

 

[saltyair]

Browning caused by several reasons
too much light intensity change - browning acts like a sunscreen
High nutriants
low lighting
swings in ph and or alkalinity
extended photo period



QUOTE=AaronReeph;22592550]Hello Everyone!

I have been reading this thread for months, got my Hydra 52 in February, and just got my Director and rails this past weekend (so just set up the light this past weekend) on my 60g 24x24x24 rimless cube.

So far, all I have in this tank is a rainbow montipora frag, so I won't be able to gauge performance much yet. But I have plenty of time to play!

The only thing that I wanted to add my .02 on was that I believe I have read that darkening (browning) of corals usually happens because they are increasing the populations of zooxanthellae because available light is too dim. I believe I read this in one of the Sprung and Delbeek Reef Aquarium books, I'll try to post the Volume and page this evening.

Other than that, I love the setup so far. Is there a manual anywhere that explains (in detail) the specifics of some of the features like Lunar and Weather? I know what they generally do, but I want to to know everything about how they work and what they do. All I know is that for Lunar you need to have your minimums above (or equal to?) 5% (for all color spectrums?) and it is supposed to vary percentage based on moon phase. But how much does it vary?

Has anyone heard a date for a Director firmware upgrade?[/QUOTE]

 

[milsaltnewbie07]

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[ReefTankHunter]

After the update my fans still dont turn on automatically i need to unplug the unit from the power supply by myself when the lights hot for it to turn on- i emailed the company and they have been more then helpful and i will be seeing if it is the fan actually malfunctioning or the unit itself when i go back home from school.

Can someone define hot.My highest setting is 55% on a couple and 10% on R&G.I got to check and see if my fans work.

 

[McGee10]

Can someone define hot.My highest setting is 55% on a couple and 10% on R&G.I got to check and see if my fans work.

Are your light shutting off mid day? thats the only way I know.

 

[ReefTankHunter]

Are your light shutting off mid day? thats the only way I know.

No, But I would like to see the fans run.Maybe I will raise my lights 20", and crank them up.

 

[SiXLiNe]

Can someone define hot.My highest setting is 55% on a couple and 10% on R&G.I got to check and see if my fans work.

My fan is running right now, and my % currently are 40,40,65,65,10,10,40.

edit: now at 30,30,55,55,7,7,30 the fan has turned off.

 

[ReefTankHunter]

My fan is running right now, and my % currently are 40,40,65,65,10,10,40.

edit: now at 30,30,55,55,7,7,30 the fan has turned off.

Thanks, when I get home tomorrow, I will set mine that high.

 

[Newbie Aquarist]

Fan issues or is it that the settings are so low that the fans just don't come on?

 

[ReefTankHunter]

Fan issues or is it that the settings are so low that the fans just don't come on?

I thinkk in my case the settings are low.

 

[AdamC00]

This explains how they calc the led intensities for the moon cycles.

support.aquaillumination.com/entries/417875-How-the-lunar-cycle-works

Based on this, anyone running the lunar cycle should be dark at night this time of the month. New moon is this week. Is this correct?