FirstContact
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Coming along with my rock design. DT under Orphek Lighting:
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Hi Greg,
I have just purchased 2 of these and currently acclimatising. For you setup is the start time for each channel the same ?
Thanks
Nick
gregr
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Sorry for the delay Nick. The start times are not all the same- channel one starts 2.5 hours after the the first [channel 2] lights come on. Chanels 3 and 4 start 2 hours after first light.
The look of the tank and corals seems to be much better now that channels 3 and 4 are greatly reduced (38/32%) and channel 1 is greatly increased (90% now). It took me a long time to get around to these levels because I incorrectly thought UV should be kept low-ish and the whites [3] at high settings would be best. Now that I've ran basically the opposite it's obvious that the corals are happier and the tank looks great with high channel 1 and low channel 3 settings. I may even bump channel one all the way to 100 to see what happens.
The look of the tank and corals seems to be much better now that channels 3 and 4 are greatly reduced (38/32%) and channel 1 is greatly increased (90% now). It took me a long time to get around to these levels because I incorrectly thought UV should be kept low-ish and the whites [3] at high settings would be best. Now that I've ran basically the opposite it's obvious that the corals are happier and the tank looks great with high channel 1 and low channel 3 settings. I may even bump channel one all the way to 100 to see what happens.
gregr
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You're very welcome. I took forever to get here. Started out with channel 1 medium, 2 high, 3 and 4 medium-ish, gradually increasing channel 3 over time- about 5% a week til it was around 90. Corals didn't bleach and the coral color was good- not great but everything was happy. I didn't like the look though- too blue. Then Scott told me one way to look at the options was that channel 1 and 2 are for color and growth, 3 and 4 are for making the overall color look good to my eye. If I got that wrong blame me not Scott :lol:
That led me to basically swapping 1 and 3 levels- that's what has made the biggest improvement overall. 1 and 2 high, 3 and 4 medium to low- tank looks great and corals are showing very good color. I've had this one millepora that has always been brown since the day I bought it. Since I changed the lighting that brown is slowly turning red.
Since I wasn't just raising one color but raising 1 and lowering 3 I did 10% at a time, one change per week. Don't know if it means anything but there has been no reaction from the corals. Back when I was raising channel 3 anemones and leathers tended to retract for a day or two with each change.
That led me to basically swapping 1 and 3 levels- that's what has made the biggest improvement overall. 1 and 2 high, 3 and 4 medium to low- tank looks great and corals are showing very good color. I've had this one millepora that has always been brown since the day I bought it. Since I changed the lighting that brown is slowly turning red.
Since I wasn't just raising one color but raising 1 and lowering 3 I did 10% at a time, one change per week. Don't know if it means anything but there has been no reaction from the corals. Back when I was raising channel 3 anemones and leathers tended to retract for a day or two with each change.
gregr
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You're welcome- I did shorten the photo period by one hour.
Still seeing pretty happy corals across the board in terms of polyp extension, coral color and growth. Clams, LPS, mushrooms and toadstool leather all on the sand are doing well, as well as SPS and Euphyllias higher up.
Still seeing pretty happy corals across the board in terms of polyp extension, coral color and growth. Clams, LPS, mushrooms and toadstool leather all on the sand are doing well, as well as SPS and Euphyllias higher up.
biecacka
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How high off the water do you guys run your lights? I have a chance to get a used V1 and I'm considering it. What is the spread from the fixture. It is upgraded to with the wifi model. Is there any difference between the v1 and the model out now?
Anyone else have a v1 that I can see a picture of the unit
Thanks
Corey
Anyone else have a v1 that I can see a picture of the unit
Thanks
Corey
fishcatdog66
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I have two of the v1 units as well as a v2b. All on wifi. The v1 channels are not the same as the v2b. I have them at 13 inches above the water but I would recommend 18 inches for the best look. The v1 is bluer than the v2b easily. The spread and depth of water penetration is substantial. For a single v1 at 100% on all 4 channels at 18 inches above the water, my experience is 36x24easily.
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Hi Greg,
Great job for sharing your knowledge and experience. I'm using your settings right now and the corals love it.! :thumbsup:
Two questions:
- What are your actual timings and settings at this moment.
- Can you share a recent picture or video of the lighting and the response of your corals?
King regards,
Vincent
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gregr
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It's been too long since I took pictures or video- it's on my to do list. The corals have been growing like crazy the last several months- to the point where I really need to get in there and do some fragging. Here are the settings that I've been using for quite a while now:
Channel 4 is the same as 3.
Channel 4 is the same as 3.
You got me motivated to snap a few shots
Hi Greg,
Thank you for your super quick reply. Great screenshots;thanks for sharing, what 's the programming on channel 4?
Woow... what a results!!! :dance: Cool and indeed inspiring.
Keep up the good work!
Kind regards,
Vincent
Oops...I saw your answer about channel 4 below the pictures a bit later...:smurf:
Kind regards,
Vincent
Nccowboy15
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Hey guys have any of you had a hair algae problem pushing that much light? I've been adjusting my v2 ch 1 running 73% ch 2 83% ch 3&4 30% with the full light cycle at 8hrs. Nitrates 0 phosphates 0. Lights are 16 inch over my 90g. For some reason I'm still battling hair and a touch of cyano. Any suggestions?
gregr
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I've dialed the red channel back to 20%- I think that might help with the algae. I've also got the full brightness only for about 6 hours, long ramps on either side.
One thing I've picked up on lately when I experimented with raising channel 3 to 50 to get a whiter look- my tri-color started to show faded blues within only a couple days. Back to 40 and the intense blues came right back within a week or so.
One thing I've picked up on lately when I experimented with raising channel 3 to 50 to get a whiter look- my tri-color started to show faded blues within only a couple days. Back to 40 and the intense blues came right back within a week or so.
Nccowboy15
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Sounds closer to mine. I only run my heights the intensity for 6 hrs or so. I will try dialing down 3&4 a little more. Thanks for the input Greg.
Nccowboy15
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Gregr have you noticed channel 3 have the most effect in bringing out your tri color? I have a frogspawn that has seemed to turn very fleshy dull color with my current settings.
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