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You can hike your blue channels as high as your eyes can tolerate for your setup. If you set the uv and violet channels much higher than what you have now, you will burn through the lenses of those diodes.So I can not find the sweet spot with my light that my corals like. I have a ai prime 16hd. I have been running my UV V around 64 and RB B around 54 and G R around 5 and CW around 28. Should I hike my blue channels up more and my uv channels down? What gives you guys best coral growth? If anyone has a prime with a preset or have experience with the signature series lights let me know. I have zoas and pipe organ and xenia and a Duncan. It's a 20 long. Light is mounted about 10-11 inches above water line. Thanks
well, you're only spending $100. They're holding onto $438 as collateral.Oh it's 538$. If you resend back in 60 days and isn't broke they refund you your money minus 100$ for restocking fees. So your spending 438$ to test your par.
If you're ever worried about burning the lenses, buy a 3D Reefing Hood and Diffuser and then remove the lenses. You'll lose about 5-10% PAR from he diffuser, and about another 5% or so from making the light pattern wider, but you can run the UV, Violet, and Royal Blues as high as you want at that point without risk of melting the lenses.You can hike your blue channels as high as your eyes can tolerate for your setup. If you set the uv and violet channels much higher than what you have now, you will burn through the lenses of those diodes.
I have three 16HDs over a 20l style tank. Each light is 7 inches above the water line and growing zoas and LPS well. No par measurements but I have the levels lower than most and everything is growing fine.
And my light is about 10inches above water and I only have 1 ai prime over 20 longYou can hike your blue channels as high as your eyes can tolerate for your setup. If you set the uv and violet channels much higher than what you have now, you will burn through the lenses of those diodes.
I have three 16HDs over a 20l style tank. Each light is 7 inches above the water line and growing zoas and LPS well. No par measurements but I have the levels lower than most and everything is growing fine.
And what does the UV and violet and royal blue benefit for corals? Just wondering as I'm new and don't know which channel they use the most I know it's blues but the specific oneIf you're ever worried about burning the lenses, buy a 3D Reefing Hood and Diffuser and then remove the lenses. You'll lose about 5-10% PAR from he diffuser, and about another 5% or so from making the light pattern wider, but you can run the UV, Violet, and Royal Blues as high as you want at that point without risk of melting the lenses.
Keep in mind that Saxby is using Hydra 26's if memory serves. He has a bunch of them, and Hydra's are more powerful than Primes (even 2 primes is not equivalent to one Hydra as far as PAR/Wattage is concerned). So your mileage may varyI went with the Saxby preset from AI website. He has his blues alot higher than I had and uvs lower than I had. I may drop the level on whites some his whites are at around 27-30
And what does the UV and violet and royal blue benefit for corals? Just wondering as I'm new and don't know which channel they use the most I know it's blues but the specific one
You understood it wrong. $100 is a restocking fee. You get your full refund minus the $100 restocking fee once it's returned.Oh it's 538$. If you resend back in 60 days and isn't broke they refund you your money minus 100$ for restocking fees. So your spending 438$ to test your par.
I'd also suggest calling around. We only have 2 decent LFS around here and they both rent them. One is $10/day, they other was $30 for a day or two. If you're in Tampa, I'd be surprised if you couldn't rent one locally.$100 for 60 days is a pretty good deal. If you have reefer friends, that's plenty of time to split the cost and measure everyone's tank. Or if you find you aren't happy with your current lights par, it gives time to purchase a new light and map that as well.