Share your Radion Graph!
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jeffreylam1132
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i set the timing as 10am to 9pm but after that it is all blue . i used your program .
any idea? this pic is taken at 9:17pm is this correct ?
Did you find out?
AcroporAddict
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I started out using Natural Mode, but it did not provide a long enough period of all out 100% intensity light I need for my SPS dominant reef to flourish under these lights, so I made my own using Artificial Mode. My graph and settings are in post 36 in this thread. My Artificial light period is based on Natural, with the middle, intense light period stretched out, if you see the shape of my graph vs the Natural Mode one.
chercm
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it will only be off only after 11pm , just need to put some more points at 0% brightness
Millticket
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I still only use natural mode. I really like the look of it. I only have mine set at 63% relative intensity. I had it a bit higher, but a couple of my corals started to bleach. Makes me wonder how some systems can run at 100%, but i guess it depends on the depth of the tank. I have a 40B so its quite shallow. I've had really good growth out of it. Recently I added a 2 hour "lunar cycle" to the end of day.
As a side note, I have Johnathan's graph set on artificial mode if/when i ever decide to make the switch.
As a side note, I have Johnathan's graph set on artificial mode if/when i ever decide to make the switch.
Tradewinds
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Before taking the time to create all the schedules, I scaled this back a bit to see if I could find a way to automatically load new schedules. I currently have two schedules set up for August. One with a moon cycle and one without.
I use Workspace Macro recorder 4.6 from Automation Anywhere to load the new Radion schedules. Moon Phase on from Aug 1-9, Moon Phase off from Aug 10-23, then Moon Phase back on from Aug 24-31. After a few trial and errors the automation seems to be working.
d2mini
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Here's my graph and instructions on how to import it!
1. Visit the following page to download Jon's Radion Graph:
http://software.ecotechmarine.com/JonsRadionGraph.zip
2. Once the download has finished, save the .etg file to your desktop.
3. Open up the EcoSmart software, and adjust your Start Day/Start Night times in Artificial Mode to 10:00am/11:00pm.
4. Apply the .etg file to your graph by selecting the down arrow button that says "œImport to Selected Schedule".
5. The graph will then be applied to your existing project, where you can now program the group(s) and save the project for future reference.
I finally imported this graph last night. It was late, so it was already towards the end of the graph around 9pm. Anything that was red/orange in my tank was totally freakin nuclear florescent! My eyes couldn't even focus. lol Pretty cool. Yellows and greens like my eagle eye zoas were really intense as well.
chercm
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Here's my graph and instructions on how to import it!
1. Visit the following page to download Jon's Radion Graph:
http://software.ecotechmarine.com/JonsRadionGraph.zip
2. Once the download has finished, save the .etg file to your desktop.
3. Open up the EcoSmart software, and adjust your Start Day/Start Night times in Artificial Mode to 10:00am/11:00pm.
4. Apply the .etg file to your graph by selecting the down arrow button that says "œImport to Selected Schedule".
5. The graph will then be applied to your existing project, where you can now program the group(s) and save the project for future reference.
hi Jon can you create a graph with 70% intensity ?
SALTWATERNEWB18
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LEDs are running super dim after lights out?
LEDs are running super dim after lights out?
I am currently running one Radeon XR 30 W on my 26 gallon Cardiff tank after lights out it seems that some LED's are very dim they do not turn off anybody out there know why? I am using Jonathan's graph.....thanks!
LEDs are running super dim after lights out?
I am currently running one Radeon XR 30 W on my 26 gallon Cardiff tank after lights out it seems that some LED's are very dim they do not turn off anybody out there know why? I am using Jonathan's graph.....thanks!
skyline377
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Hi Jon, what type of corals do you keep under your graph?
I've got an Elos 70 with 2 Radions. I have a mix of 14k and 20k presets on a 12 hour day ramping up from blue and down to blue with a 6 hour period in the middle of the day at 83%. A lot of my SPS are losing color or turning brown but my chalices and LPS in the lower part of my tank are doing fine. I just got rid of the 14k and I'm running only 20k at 83%.
I'd love to try your graph but is it strong enough for an SPS dominant tank? Thanks
I've got an Elos 70 with 2 Radions. I have a mix of 14k and 20k presets on a 12 hour day ramping up from blue and down to blue with a 6 hour period in the middle of the day at 83%. A lot of my SPS are losing color or turning brown but my chalices and LPS in the lower part of my tank are doing fine. I just got rid of the 14k and I'm running only 20k at 83%.
I'd love to try your graph but is it strong enough for an SPS dominant tank? Thanks
chercm
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same here very curious ....
I run my radions at 14k (that's 100% of all 5 color channels) for 6 hours at 100% intensity. I definitely think you need a longer, high intensity program for a SPS dominant tank.
According to Eric Borneman, moonlights don't do anything for spawning:
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-05/eb/index.php
"As prefaced above, and perhaps to the chagrin of many aquarists, the exact cues that are involved in mass spawning are not fully understood. Many aquarists erroneously believe that they will trigger mass spawning in their aquaria by putting a "moonlight" bulb above their tanks. Unfortunately, I fear this will not do much."
"Unfortunately for aquarists whose corals likely came from many different reefs, the use of a moonlight, even if cyclically dimmed, will probably not have much of an effect in triggering mass spawns in a tank, even if the tank has been temperature controlled for seasonal cycles, and even if the corals are sexually mature and fecund."
Tom Murphy categorizes moonlights in his article "Reefkeeping 101" as "Bogus Information."
The current ecotech software can be programmed to run the LEDs as low as you want, 1w for example, for a moonlight, if you insist, but it's only for your viewing pleasure. Not coral spawning. And I, personally, think it's bad for the fish and corals to not have pure darkness at night to sleep/rest.
chercm
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do you have any graph ?
I have a 150g Marineland DD. 36"x36"x27". SPS tank w/ rics & zoas at the bottom.
I have a graph in another thread in here, but it's just 3pm-11pm w/ 4-10pm at 100% 12k, and 3-4 and 10-11 as ramp up/down from 0%.
I am happy so far. My SPS browned out initially too. But they are coloring up over the past couple of weeks. I actually started to see an improvement when I lowered my photoperiod from 8 hours at 100% intensity to 6 hours. I read somewhere that SPS can only absorb so much light at max intensity, and anything after they have absorbed all they can is too much/wasted. So if you just get the maximum they can handle, they will color up and grow the fastest.
How long have you had your radions? I've had mine over 6 months now, and I think there is an adjustment period as well.
I recently added the TIR lenses, so today my intensity is at 75%, but I plan on ramping back up to 100% over the next 5 weeks (5%/week).
The person that I go to for advice, and whose Radion-Lit tank is my "goal" is AcroporAddict (Dave). He is running 6 radions over his 300g DD. Here is a video of the tank: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HQo8MeIoDM
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chercm
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when i set the 14k the Cool white , green and hyper Red is at 75% only the blue and royal blue at running at 100% . is that correct ?
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