AI Hydra Settings Thread

[DrBoxedWine]

So what are people's experiences with what live aquaria says as say, "moderate" light with their Hydras? Do you place a coral like that in the middle of the tank? It seems like LA lists a lot of corals (maybe just the ones I've gotten so far?) as low, or maybe moderate light. Seems like the bottom of my tank is going to be covered, and the rocks up top empty, lol. Any thoughts on this? I have zoas, riccordia, Duncan, brain coral, a hammer coral, and a toadstool. Anyone have experience with these with the Hydras?

 

[sepulvd]

I really want a AI but I have no idea which of the 3 hydras I would need. any suggestsions its a 30x12x12 size tank. for now it will be lps and softies but once I move in to my new house I will be transitioning to sps. thank yyou

 

[Sonicboom]

So what are people's experiences with what live aquaria says as say, "moderate" light with their Hydras? Do you place a coral like that in the middle of the tank? It seems like LA lists a lot of corals (maybe just the ones I've gotten so far?) as low, or maybe moderate light. Seems like the bottom of my tank is going to be covered, and the rocks up top empty, lol. Any thoughts on this? I have zoas, riccordia, Duncan, brain coral, a hammer coral, and a toadstool. Anyone have experience with these with the Hydras?

I have not gotten anything from LA but the frags i have gotten from fellow reefers or my LFS if coming from cheap Chinese LED's or MH, pretty much always start at the bottom of the tank or off to the side, then work their way up or around my tank. I have a green pocillipora from a friend as a first frag when i started and it is INDESTRUCTIBLE and spawns probably every month. how do i know it is spawning and can't be killed? from one mother colony i gave away, i now have pocillipora growing on about 20 different rocks.

 

[jcs11236]

Anyone looking to buy AI should this weekend. They are all on sale. I believe 15% off

 

[sepulvd]

Bump which hydra for a 30in long tank trying to buy it thus weekend to take advantage of black friday

 

[Sonicboom]

Bump which hydra for a 30in long tank trying to buy it thus weekend to take advantage of black friday

Hydra 26 or 52, depends on how deep your pockets are. Both have a 30x30 spread

 

[sepulvd]

Would the 26 be ad be to grow mushrooms and chalices at the end of the rank

 

[Sonicboom]

Hard to say. Mushrooms should have no problem but if you focus on growing chalices at the edge of your tank you may bleach corals at the center with a 52.

 

[sepulvd]

Most likely am getting the hydra 26

 

[Sonicboom]

Cool, I think they are 15% off and free shipping. Don't forget a way to mount it and the director.

 

[sepulvd]

Yea just not sure if it will grow everything throughout the whole tank wgat do you think

 

[Sonicboom]

Yea just not sure if it will grow everything throughout the whole tank what do you think

Par rating drops the deeper and further from the center you get, as with any light you will have to adjust your livestock.

 

[sepulvd]

Yea most likely will rescape anyways since I jus bought house and move in on Monday

 

[dahos]

New director update available

What version are you running now? I have not received an update notice. I am on 2.0.43-r0.

 

[Sonicboom]

Yup, that's the same one I'm on. Odd I wonder if it was a fluke. there were no patch notes and I didn't see the lights flashing either but I got a prompt about an update.

 

[dahos]

Yup, that's the same one I'm on. Odd I wonder if it was a fluke. there were no patch notes and I didn't see the lights flashing either but I got a prompt about an update.

Strange.

 

[sepulvd]

So I ended up buying the hydra 52 for my 20g since I might be upgrading to a 55 around the summer time. Any suggestions to how high to mount it

 

[Sonicboom]

So I ended up buying the hydra 52 for my 20g since I might be upgrading to a 55 around the summer time. Any suggestions to how high to mount it

Not sure what options you have for a 20 or how your ceiling is but you can adjust the power depending on where you mount it. You may not even need to go past 20% on most colors on the 20. The 55 will be a different story.

 

[donpachino1983]

AI hydra 26 on a shallow

AI hydra 26 on a shallow

Hi guys, currently running 1 hydra 26 on my shallow tank. It's the jbj frag tank 24x20x9. The llights are 12" above the water line and these are my settings. Any thoughts?? Mainly sps, but the reds have faded a bit on some of my acros. Looks dull.

Deep Red
11:20am - 8:30pm - 11:30pm
0% - 10% - 0%

Green
09:50am - 12:20pm - 2:40pm - 8:00pm - 11:50pm
0% - 27% - 35% - 35% - 0%

Royal Blue
9:40am - 12:20pm - 2:40pm - 8:00pm - 9:10pm - 12:00pm
0% - 52% - 72% - 69% - 57% - 0%

Deep Blue
10:00am - 12:20pm - 2:40pm - 8:00pm - 9:10pm - 11:40pm
6% - 55% - 75% - 72% - 60% - 6%

Violet
10:00am - 12:20pm - 2:40pm - 8:00pm - 9:10pm - 11:40pm
6% - 41% - 60% - 62% - 52% - 6%

UV
11:20am - 2:40pm - 8:00pm - 11:30pm
0% - 25% - 25% - 0%

Cool White
09:50am - 12:20pm - 2:40pm - 8:00pm - 11:50pm
0% - 23% - 30% - 30% - 0%

 

[gregrocks79]

Ok so I've noticed something pretty big since I've been using these hydras. Since lowering the uv about a year ago, most of my red corals have turned orange. My parameters are spot on and have only had this issue with LEDs.

After tons n tons of online reading it seems to be an LED lighting issue. I've power up my uv from 15 to 30 and am going to keep observations and see. If the corals redden up, I'm gonna go a bit higher with em. I originally turned the uv down due to SPS browning as a result of the higher uv. Kind of a sun block effect. We shall see how the Reds go w the new settings

Anyone else noticing this?!