Hydra 26 questions

[steventaylor702]

Hello everyone.I just switched to led for t5 lighting, I have a 24x12x14 tank with one hydra 26 on it and my settings for it are

From 10:00p.m to 10:00a.m.

UV: 0%
Violet: 0%
Deep blue: moon cycle
Royal blue: 0%
Green: 0%
Red: 0%
Cool white: 0%

From 10:00a.m. to 1:00p.m.

UV: 0%-4%
Violet: 0%-4%
Deep blue: moon cycle-30%
Royal blue: 0%-30%
Green: 0%-10%
Red: 0%-10%
Cool white: 0%-25%

From 1:00p.m. to 2:30p.m.

UV: 4%-8%
Violet: 4%-8%
Deep blue: 30%-40%
Royal blue: 30%-40%
Green: 10%-15%
Red: 10%-15%
Cool white: 25%-35%

From 2:30p.m. to 5:30p.m.

UV: 8%
Violet: 8%
Deep blue: 40%
Royal blue: 40%
Green: 15%
Red: 15%
Cool white: 35%

Then just reverse the process.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8x7phmN0Wh_VVR3dGNCZWJhdGs/edit?usp=docslist_api

I'm coming from a 24in. 4 blub t5 with 3 blue+ blubs and 1 coral+ blub. Should I lower or higher my settings what do you guys think

 

[brian.snell.3]

I'd like to hear also I'm running 3 of these on a 155 bow everything's happy but I'd like to know how far to go. My LFS gave me an initial set up but highest I go is 40%

 

[steventaylor702]

I'd like to hear also I'm running 3 of these on a 155 bow everything's happy but I'd like to know how far to go. My LFS gave me an initial set up but highest I go is 40%

Lol I have been waiting a week for answers. I decided to fly by night and start low and work my way up till everything looks happy

 

[brian.snell.3]

How high have you worked up so far?

 

[steventaylor702]

How high have you worked up so far?

They are still low I have them on acclamation mode about 20%

 

[steventaylor702]

How high have you worked up so far?

Best thing I can say is if you have a par meter use it to get the numbers you want for your tank and then use acclamation mode to ramp it up to that strength. I don't have the money for a par meter right now so I have to eyeball it

 

[brian.snell.3]

Gonna send initial settings my LFS gave me good start if you want to try. I'm just trying to maximize

 

[brian.snell.3]

10a
Royal and deep 10 all others 0
Ramp 1hr
12pm
Wh 20
Red 15
Gr 15
Ry bl 30
D bl. 30
Vi 15
UV 15 ramp1.5

2p
W 30,red 20,g 20,rb 45, db 40, v 35, UV 15
Ramp 2hr
8p
W 10, r 15, g 15, rb 30, db 30, v 20, UV 10
Ramp 1 hr
9 p
All 5 except royal and deep at 15
Ramp 1 hr
10p
All 0 except royal at 5 ramp half hour

 

[swhobbie1]

I have a AI 52 & AI 26 over my tank and slowly used acclimation to get to the following, 12pm-12am, 2 hour ramp. 12am-5am B 5%. I also use clouds 10% @15% and lunar. Corals seem to have decent color and if i buy a brown one it starts to color up nicely. I've tried lowering the light to 9" AWL and raising the % and both resulted in corals starting to pale so back to 12" AWL and to the settings below. These settings seem to do best for my tank so sitting at these % for now.

UV 20%V 60%
B 65%
RB 60%
G 20%
R 15%
W 40%

 

[swhobbie1]

Best thing I can say is if you have a par meter use it to get the numbers you want for your tank and then use acclamation mode to ramp it up to that strength. I don't have the money for a par meter right now so I have to eyeball it

some LFS have them they will rent you. I tried this and was shocked at the PAR values - thought they would be much higher, but was really an education thing for me.

 

[brian.snell.3]

That gives me some high end points

 

[steventaylor702]

I have mine at 14in. Off the top of my tank

 

[steventaylor702]

some LFS have them they will rent you. I tried this and was shocked at the PAR values - thought they would be much higher, but was really an education thing for me.

None of them out here in vegas that I went to have one for rent. But I know you want to base them off of what corals you want to keep mainly