Nicrew 150 and 200 w gen 2 settings

[Clemons123!]

Hello all,

I will be having a mix between the 200 and 150 possibly. I got the 200 to see how it will be around the brace of my tank. Then I’ll decide on 2 more of the 200w or 2 of the 150s or what is needed (7x2x2 tank).

on my nano tank I have a 65w Nicrew and am using the preset.

What settings / schedule do you like for your nicrews on both nano and large tanks ??

 

[ShakeyGizzard]

Hello all,

I will be having a mix between the 200 and 150 possibly. I got the 200 to see how it will be around the brace of my tank. Then I’ll decide on 2 more of the 200w or 2 of the 150s or what is needed (7x2x2 tank).

on my nano tank I have a 65w Nicrew and am using the preset.

What settings / schedule do you like for your nicrews on both nano and large tanks ??

I don't have the Gen 2 nicrew, but have a bunch of the gen 1. I usually run 100% blue and 25% white adjusted to get the PAR reading you need and keep the ratio of blue to white (my preference) you may want more or less white light. I ran my schedule for 10 hrs. of lighting per day.

 

[Clemons123!]

I don't have the Gen 2 nicrew, but have a bunch of the gen 1. I usually run 100% blue and 25% white adjusted to get the PAR reading you need and keep the ratio of blue to white (my preference) you may want more or less white light. I ran my schedule for 10 hrs. of lighting per day.

The gen 2 has this spectrum What would you say for the other colors?
Blue
Violet
White
Red
Green

 

[ShakeyGizzard]

The gen 2 has this spectrum What would you say for the other colors?
Blue
Violet
White
Red
Green

Blue 100%
violet 70%
white 25%
red 5%
green5%

would set it, keep the ratios when adjusting for PAR, see what it looks like

edit: this will have a lot of blue, you can lower the blue and raise the white to get where you like it

 

[legionofdoon]

I used reef dudes settings from YouTube and lowered them a bit. I'm running my blues at 60 white 18 red and green I believe are both 12. I tried raising it to 65 blue but I bleached a hammer and montipora spongodes on the sand bed. At my settings for two over a 4 ft by 20in deep I can grow digitata on the sand bed. Gen 2 200s

 

[Hooz]

They say their "AB+" for the Gen 2 is violet and blue at 100%, and white, green and red at 25%. I'd start there as far as the color mix. You can scale that down easy enough.

 

[Veteran Reefer]

Blue 100%
violet 70%
white 25%
red 5%
green5%

would set it, keep the ratios when adjusting for PAR, see what it looks like

edit: this will have a lot of blue, you can lower the blue and raise the white to get where you like it

What schedule? Ramp up?

 

[Veteran Reefer]

They say their "AB+" for the Gen 2 is violet and blue at 100%, and white, green and red at 25%. I'd start there as far as the color mix. You can scale that down easy enough.

That's pretty high for G and R channels just saying

 

[Veteran Reefer]

I used reef dudes settings from YouTube and lowered them a bit. I'm running my blues at 60 white 18 red and green I believe are both 12. I tried raising it to 65 blue but I bleached a hammer and montipora spongodes on the sand bed. At my settings for two over a 4 ft by 20in deep I can grow digitata on the sand bed. Gen 2 200s

Any par readings?

 

[Bbio]

Here are my par numbers on my new setup. 2x 200w gen 2. 31” tall tank. Lights 9” off the water.

This is at
60% B V
15% W
14% G
14% R

Except for the numbers marked (100). That’s with the light cranked to max.

 

[ShakeyGizzard]

What schedule? Ramp up?

10 hours total of light, 1 hour ramp up, one hour down

 

[Hooz]

They say their "AB+" for the Gen 2 is violet and blue at 100%, and white, green and red at 25%. I'd start there as far as the color mix. You can scale that down easy enough.

That's pretty high for G and R channels just saying

Not really when you consider that the 200w HyperReef Gen 2 has 108 leds. THREE of those are red and THREE of them are green. That is a TINY amount of the total output, and reduced even more by dialing it down to 25%.

Personally, I'd run them at the same percentage that I ended up running the white channel. But, I mean, thats why they have adjustments. You do you.

 

[Veteran Reefer]

Not really when you consider that the 200w HyperReef Gen 2 has 108 leds. THREE of those are red and THREE of them are green. That is a TINY amount of the total output, and reduced even more by dialing it down to 25%.

Personally, I'd run them at the same percentage that I ended up running the white channel. But, I mean, thats why they have adjustments. You do you.

I have the 150 so I'm not sure how to run each channel but I have it a two hour ramp up/down.

 

[Hooz]

Not really when you consider that the 200w HyperReef Gen 2 has 108 leds. THREE of those are red and THREE of them are green. That is a TINY amount of the total output, and reduced even more by dialing it down to 25%.

Personally, I'd run them at the same percentage that I ended up running the white channel. But, I mean, thats why they have adjustments. You do you.

I have the 150 so I'm not sure how to run each channel but I have it a two hour ramp up/down.

The 150 is the same as the 200 except it has 72 LEDs instead of 108, and 2 red and 2 green instead of 3. Same color mix.

 

[Veteran Reefer]

Here are my par numbers on my new setup. 2x 200w gen 2. 31” tall tank. Lights 9” off the water.

This is at
60% B V
15% W
14% G
14% R

Except for the numbers marked (100). That’s with the light cranked to max.

How's your coral growth?

 

[Bbio]

Here are my par numbers on my new setup. 2x 200w gen 2. 31” tall tank. Lights 9” off the water.

This is at
60% B V
15% W
14% G
14% R

Except for the numbers marked (100). That’s with the light cranked to max.

How's your coral growth?

Had corals for about 2 weeks.

All the zoa, Kenya tree have all gotten bigger and 1-2 new shoots.

The pipe organ and GSP have doubled in size

 

[Veteran Reefer]

Had corals for about 2 weeks.

All the zoa, Kenya tree have all gotten bigger and 1-2 new shoots.

The pipe organ and GSP have doubled in size

Know of anyone who has grown sticks with these?

 

[Bbio]

Had corals for about 2 weeks.

All the zoa, Kenya tree have all gotten bigger and 1-2 new shoots.

The pipe organ and GSP have doubled in size

Know of anyone who has grown sticks with these?

No, but I don’t see why not. The PAR spread on these is pretty even and they can punch deep as you can see. I’m getting 280 PAR on the sand bed on a 31” tall tank with the lights sitting above the recommended height.

I’ll try to add sticks when the tank is more established.