Hydra 52 ramp inclination time

[Sense of nature]

Does anyone else ramp up their lights in 10 min or so increments? Makes for a more gradual illumination.
Is that what the ramp time does,gradually raises the percentage?
I am not a fan for instant on & instant off

 

[Sense of nature]

^That's not my final set up ,I have longer full exposure times

 

[BlueCursor]

I played with a bell curve, but in the end it was just too much of a pain to maintain as my tank and lighting requirements evolved. Today I have a 2 hour max, and it ramps up 4.5 hours then down 4.5 hours, in a straight line.

My corals and fish don't seem to notice any difference. At least, none that they have mentioned.

 

[majorstare]

2hr ramp blues, half way through (1hr) all channels ramp.
7 hours full all channels.
2hr ramp down with blues for the two hours and all other channels taking 1 hour.

So, approx. 9hrs light with 11hrs of blues.
3% TB between these times for lunar.
5% chance of cloud........ I prefer this over ramping lights up and down during the day.

 

[FLSharkvictim]

I have a pair of Hydra TwentySix HD LED's running on my 120 display and I do a 1hr ramp up and a 1 hr ramp down..

Settings:
UV - 50%
Purple - 50%
Blue - 100%
Royal Blue - 100%
Green - 20%
Red - 20%
White: 60%