AI lighting

[haydyn]

Setting up a new 90g with 2 hydra 26. What is the recommended setting for happy and healthy zoas.

 

[Joeganja]

I had two hydra 26s on my 90 gallon as well. Depending on whether your keeping sps I did the following:
White: 40%
Violet: 80%
Green: 0%
Red: 0%
Deep Blue: 80%
Royal blue: 80%
UV: 80%
If I had sps I would just raise the white to 60%
Usually with zoas you can get away with even half of that set up.

 

[haydyn]

What was your time frame , ramp , etc

 

[Joeganja]

What was your time frame , ramp , etc

1-9pm and then ramp time is 1 hour. I favor blues and then the sweep would be simultaneous.

 

[haydyn]

1-9pm and then ramp time is 1 hour. I favor blues and then the sweep would be simultaneous.

Thanx for the input

 

[haydyn]

 

[Joeganja]

I'd raise them up higher. I had mine at least 8-10 inches from the water.

 

[haydyn]

I'd raise them up higher. I had mine at least 8-10 inches from the water.

This is when I had 1. Now I have 2 on a rail kit That should be ok right

 

[Joeganja]

This is when I had 1. Now I have 2 on a rail kit That should be ok right

Yeah.

 

[mcarroll]

Get a light meter so you don't need to guess. I wouldn't reef without one and I would've saved a bunch of my corals if I'd been using one when I set up my LED's back in the day.

A simple lux meter like the "LX-1010B" that I use is all it takes, and one only costs about $15, delivered. (BTW, if you can afford a PAR meter it'll be more accurate.)

 

[Bdog4u2]

I had two hydra 26s on my 90 gallon as well. Depending on whether your keeping sps I did the following:
White: 40%
Violet: 80%
Green: 0%
Red: 0%
Deep Blue: 80%
Royal blue: 80%
UV: 80%
If I had sps I would just raise the white to 60%
Usually with zoas you can get away with even half of that set up.

I'd turn the red and green up some. i have 4 26's and my growth as way better with some vs none

 

[Bdog4u2]

Theres a aqua illumination Facebook page that you can download base programs for you hd's