Radion gen4 pro AB+ settings and mods

[plunderisley]

Like I said, 10% or so. No more. You can try less. You might have issues trying to go less than 5%. Make sure the lights are calibrated. Moonlight doesn't really do anything so it doesn't matter. It's just personal preference.
But yes, the way you did it is correct.

EDIT: Make sure the first point at your start of moonlight is nothing but RB. So you might want to add another point right after the green one in that pic that is just RB. Or drop a point on the graph right before it, leave it as is, and change the green one to just RB.

So then I would add a point at 22:05 with 100% Royal Blue @ 10% output and then at 1AM also set it at 100% RB @ 10%? So then between 10PM-1AM its only RB

 

[jjencek]

I have 2 Gen4 Pro on my SPS/LPS tank (900L) for the past half year and they seem to work really well. I'm running the SPS AB+ for 12hrs at 80% max (which isactually 56%). The issue I'm having is with the moon light and lunar phases. After night mode starts, it's totally dark.
What would be the correct way to set up moonlights for at least part of the night (til 1AM for example)?

I noticed your remark about 80%, but actually 56%. I was always wondering about that. It is confusing. Why have two numbers? What does it mean?

 

[murphreef]

^He is running them @ 80% of max power but since he has his individual leds adjusted to give him a specific color spectrum he wants it is really only @ 56% of maximum intensity.

So if you had all channels at full % spectrum and then ran it at 100% of power you would be at 100% intensity but no one does that.

Since the poster you are referring to is not running all of the sliders at max % when he sets power to 80% it is really only 56% of the total intensity since his sliders for each individual color have been adjusted.

 

[jjencek]

Ok, that makes more sense. Thank you for the clarification.

I heard several people saying that they run their Radions at 75-80% SPS AB+. So they are talking 75-80% max (meaning actual intensity of 53-56%), right?

 

[murphreef]

I am not sure on the exact intensity....

I have a XR15G4 Pro on my 25G lagoon tank and it is hanging 14" above the water and I run mine on a modified AB+ @ 100% power.... I modified the white channels and reduced them some as my small tank is only 11" deep and i like the bluer look actually.

 

[jjencek]

Interesting ....

Based on your numbers, I might be too low on intensity for my tank at 75%. I got 80 gal RedSea Reefer 350 with two XP30 G4 Pros at 9 inches above the water.

I am trying to grow SPS specially acros.

 

[murphreef]

Interesting ....

Based on your numbers, I might be too low on intensity for my tank at 75%. I got 80 gal RedSea Reefer 350 with two XP30 G4 Pros at 9 inches above the water.

I am trying to grow SPS specially acros.

How deep is your tank? SPS like bright light but still these LED's can burn everything if too bright. How are your colors currently? Any issues?

 

[jjencek]

My tank is 22 inches deep. I just switched from a smaller 60 gal tank where I could not keep acro with color. Most of them turned brown.

I have had the new tank for 4 weeks. Colors, that I have not seen for months, are coming back. I started at 50% and are now at 55%. I see no burned tips. I plan to go up to 75% over the next 4 weeks.

 

[ReefWreak]

This thread motivated me to get a PAR meter (Seneye Reef) and actually measure my tank with 2x Radion G4 Pro with Diffusers at 55% on AB+

I think I should increase to 75% soon.

 

[jjencek]

This thread motivated me to get a PAR meter (Seneye Reef) and actually measure my tank with 2x Radion G4 Pro with Diffusers at 55% on AB+

I think I should increase to 75% soon.

How difficult would be for you to measure the same, but without the diffusers? I was always wondering how much did the diffuser "cost" in PAR.

 

[ReefWreak]

I hope to have something by Friday, but it's definitely on my radar.