Hi everyone,
Just got this fancy AI Prime HD, but I have really no idea what I should do in terms of %. While messing around with settings and trying to get something to work, I ticked off my BTA.
I was using the stock Fluval EVO Led strip. This looked much brighter than my current settings, but that's probably due to the difference in the white spectrum.
I watched BRS's video about replicating an ideal spectrum using the AI Prime
Here's what they suggested for settings on the Prime:
119 UV
116 Violet
79 Royal Blue
80 Blue
4 Green
4 Deep Red
19 Cool white
It wasn't clear in the video what size tank this might be ideal for. I currently [after some fiddling] have mine set at
Max:
63 UV
67 Violet
52 Royal Blue
43 Blue
7 Green
4 Deep Red
21 Cool white
The tank looks considerably 'darker' than with the stock LED's but I'm assuming that the blue color is deceiving.
I have the Prime set to do a 4.5 hour ramp from 8:30am to the max from 1pm to 6:30pm, and then headed back down to 0 by 11pm
Acclimation mode has dimmed the max settings by 50% to ramp them up to the Max settings over two weeks.
Do these Max number seem like too much or too little for a small tank like mine? The light is mounted 8 inches off the top of the tank, 9 inches from the top of the water and 18 inches to the sandbed.
Thanks for any help!
Just got this fancy AI Prime HD, but I have really no idea what I should do in terms of %. While messing around with settings and trying to get something to work, I ticked off my BTA.
I was using the stock Fluval EVO Led strip. This looked much brighter than my current settings, but that's probably due to the difference in the white spectrum.
I watched BRS's video about replicating an ideal spectrum using the AI Prime
Here's what they suggested for settings on the Prime:
119 UV
116 Violet
79 Royal Blue
80 Blue
4 Green
4 Deep Red
19 Cool white
It wasn't clear in the video what size tank this might be ideal for. I currently [after some fiddling] have mine set at
Max:
63 UV
67 Violet
52 Royal Blue
43 Blue
7 Green
4 Deep Red
21 Cool white
The tank looks considerably 'darker' than with the stock LED's but I'm assuming that the blue color is deceiving.
I have the Prime set to do a 4.5 hour ramp from 8:30am to the max from 1pm to 6:30pm, and then headed back down to 0 by 11pm
Acclimation mode has dimmed the max settings by 50% to ramp them up to the Max settings over two weeks.
Do these Max number seem like too much or too little for a small tank like mine? The light is mounted 8 inches off the top of the tank, 9 inches from the top of the water and 18 inches to the sandbed.
Thanks for any help!