settings for hydra 52hd

[HenryTran]

i just got this light, so far i like it very much. been searching around and man, there are so many different opinions and settings.

my question is more precise, anyone running a tank that is 12" deep? my tank is a 25 lagoon and i am using the AB+ setting. Since i have no par meter, anyone running a shallow tank that can tell me their settings and if it has been doing well.

UV-100
V-100
B-100
RB-100
G-24
R-24
W-30

thanks

 

[bowlopho]

I run my xr30 about the same setting as yours but the overall intesnsity is 65% and I have a 40g nuvo. So, I'm guessing you should run yours around 30-40%

 

[thegrun]

I run my blues/uv at 70%, whites, green and blue at 50%, but that is over a 24” High tank, I would guess about half those numbers for a 12 tall tank.

 

[fixmgood]

There is a huge thread on this over on the other forum,very informative. It will give you all the info you need.

 

[HenryTran]

i did skim that..it was around 200 pages

 

[Chris84]

I have a 150L tank it's a Aqua one reef I have a Hydra 52 hd light it's a mixed tank just wanted to know what the best settings for it would be for it I had the led light that came with the tank but my Corals were starting to bleach my brain coral and my Duncan so I the aquarium shop recommend the Hydra
My coral placement I was told by the aquarium shop was fine
Any help would be great

 

[newe70]

I am running 3 52hds I’m my 100g tank. You are more than welcome to come buy to see them.

 

[XeniaMania]

AI controls aren't the same as Radion's. The Radions you can set an overall percentage, but the AI doesn't have that. The best way would be with a PAR meter because owning both XR15 and AI Prime, I can tell you the settings do not translate perfectly and the Radion is about 2x brighter than the AI product to begin with. While I run 100% blues on my AI, the Radion is set at 100, but then the overall is only 40%, but that doesn't mean the AI set at 40 blue is the same light...my PAR meter begs to differ

But my current tank is 36x24x12, I run the light about 12" above the water, max height on the sliding mount.

Blues, UV, Violet at 100, Red/Green: 0 White: 30.