AI Hydra Settings Thread

[EllisJuan]

I have the opportunity to make the move from my two Hydras to two Hydra 52s for $300. These would still be used over my 65g. Would this just be completely useless overkill? Is it too good of a deal to pass up? Would there be any advantage to the two 52s instead of two standard Hydras?

 

[Sonicboom]

Sounds like a great deal but useless unless you plan on upgrading your tank in the future to something deeper and wider than 24 inches. Otherwise you will be running them around 20%..

 

[Sonicboom]

Well, I just finished upgrading my Sols to Hydras.

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Looks like a successful operation except for the one that has a chunk missing. .lol. somewhere in this thread I posted of video of a tear down but it looks like you got it under control.

 

[braemke]

is anyone using the app? i can't seem to get app working it also keeps crashing when i try something

 

[Sonicboom]

Not on android...

 

[Benson0219]

Sonicboom... I did watch your video. yeah the tear down went well until the last screw on the second unit would not come off. I ended up stripping the head on the screw. Had to break the case off... won't be going back to the Sols... lol. I guess that I could buy a new case if I really wanted to.

 

[Benson0219]

Hydras are up and running...

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[Sonicboom]

Looks great! I like how you hid the wires along the frame, nice and clean.

 

[EllisJuan]

Sounds like a great deal but useless unless you plan on upgrading your tank in the future to something deeper and wider than 24 inches. Otherwise you will be running them around 20%..

Yeah, that is kind of how I see it. I do like the white to blue ratio in the Hydra 52s a lot better than in the regular Hydras though. I may do it.

 

[kmu]

Anyone knows what color in K is the Cool white from the Hydras? Ive seen leds sold in Cool white color that range from 6,500k to 5,700k to 5,000k

 

[EllisJuan]

Everyone warns again running the cool whites too high, but with the Hydras having a 2:1 blue to white ratio and violets on top of that, my tank is just too blue for my taste unless I run my CWs pretty high. Why do people run their cool white so low? Algae issues?

With the 52s having a 1:1 white to blue ratio, I think it may be easier for me to get a color temperature I am happy with.

 

[hilgert]

I think this is the data sheet:

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[Benson0219]

I think it is a matter acclimating the corals to the CW leds over time.

 

[Sonicboom]

Everyone warns again running the cool whites too high, but with the Hydras having a 2:1 blue to white ratio and violets on top of that, my tank is just too blue for my taste unless I run my CWs pretty high. Why do people run their cool white so low? Algae issues?

With the 52s having a 1:1 white to blue ratio, I think it may be easier for me to get a color temperature I am happy with.

Give them a few days for you to get used to the colors. I run my blues at 100% and white at 35% and it's not blue enough for my liking but my corals love it and that's what's important to me.

 

[Sonicboom]

New major update available! Be sure to read the change log before clicking install.

 

[Sonicboom]

Loving the new reboot button! But confused by the new weather feature. ..

 

[McGee10]

Loving the new reboot button! But confused by the new weather feature. ..

Do you have to reboot often?

 

[Sonicboom]

Every once in a while but always when I am not home. .

 

[EllisJuan]

Loving the new reboot button! But confused by the new weather feature. ..

It looks like it will let you use the lighting schedule of a given location without also using the cloud and thunderstorms of that location.

 

[Sonicboom]

But lightning clouds and thunderstorms go hand in hand, what they need to do is allow use of locations weather while turning off the lightning.