Popbloom RL90 light program

[SilverGryphon]

I've been trying to figure out the best lighting program for my tank using the Popbloom RL90. Can any of you familiar with these take a look and give advice on my current set up? Tank is a 40g Breeder, 2 popbloom lights, and current stock is mixed LPS/Softies and soon some Bubbletip Nems and a LTA.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Did you ever get this figured out?

 

[SilverGryphon]

Kinda I think. I spent some time going through the base programs, and tweaked my programming to better match one that was for LPS/Softies.

 

[SilverGryphon]

 

[Sento]

I've been trying to figure out the best lighting program for my tank using the Popbloom RL90. Can any of you familiar with these take a look and give advice on my current set up? Tank is a 40g Breeder, 2 popbloom lights, and current stock is mixed LPS/Softies and soon some Bubbletip Nems and a LTA.

Hey i have a question i bought the same light a few days ago tried to set it up yesterday and the app and tutorials doing my head in ... if you have a shedule on the app how do you set it up because it always says for me failed to create shedule T.T hope you dont mind me asking

 

[SilverGryphon]

Hey i have a question i bought the same light a few days ago tried to set it up yesterday and the app and tutorials doing my head in ... if you have a shedule on the app how do you set it up because it always says for me failed to create shedule T.T hope you dont mind me asking

Hey sorry for the late reply, been busy with work since the holidays. So I modified one of the base profiles to one more to my liking (shifted more towards evening on as I work second shift.

To access the base profiles, on the main screen it is the circled on the picture below.

Upper right corner has the icon for the profiles.

Then pick the profile program you want.

 

[Sento]

Hey sorry for the late reply, been busy with work since the holidays. So I modified one of the base profiles to one more to my liking (shifted more towards evening on as I work second shift.

To access the base profiles, on the main screen it is the circled on the picture below.

Upper right corner has the icon for the profiles.

Then pick the profile program you want.

Oh thats how its done i got a bit annoyed at it thanks ! Is yours btw a bit wobbly too ? I dont know if i was too dumb to assemble
And no worries for a late reply we all got a life

 

[SilverGryphon]

Mine tilts slightly forwards, and will bounce a little if I bump them, but don't seem to be in any danger of falling.

 

[Oliver@DSunY]

I am a little suprise that the setting of Ch2, which is simulate moon.
why you want to a peak at 6:00 and 23:00?

Also, seem the Ch3 is always working during the night. I think it is too bright for your reef coral to reset.
Ch3 is for reef coral grow.

if you want more brightness during the night, please setting 100% for Ch2 during the night.
I suggest you open the lunar setting, because as my exprience, And a dark night will give your coral reef a good rest.

 

[SilverGryphon]

Mostly personal preference. I peak it at the times I leave in the morning, and come home at night. I use the lunar cycle setting as well, so even when it is "full moon" ch. 2 maxes at 65%. Ch.3, the "blue" lights are kept lower at night. That schedule was also while I was running acclimation cycle for the lights, and I wanted to be able to check on everything before I left for work, and when I got home. Commute is 2 hours each way, and a 10.5 hour shift at work means I'm leaving around 7:00am and getting home around 10:30pm during the week.

 

[Oliver@DSunY]

I've learned about a new customer need , thank you very much.

Please take care of the color on the Reef coral. As my exprience. if bright during the night, there is no good rest for coral and the color may lost.
But it is hardly now is it too bright or not. because tank deep and position of coral are also the parameter when make conclusion.

So if your reef coral bloom(grow vivid), then all are right. ：）

 

[SilverGryphon]

Everything looks great. I was kinda on the fence when I was choosing lights, and figured at the price they were, I'd give them a shot. As I've been adding new corals every couple weeks, I think I've spent more time in the acclimation mode, than I have at having the schedule run 100% of the settings. That function is great, set the base line % of dimming, and duration and it'll automatically slowly ramp up over the period to 100% of programmed schedule again.

 

[Oliver@DSunY]

now there is shade for RL90.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007772322009.html

 

[Oliver@DSunY]

FYI

 

[SilverGryphon]

FYI

Video doesn't work.

 

[Tahoe61]

Video doesn't work.

It works for me.

 

[SilverGryphon]

Probably something on my end then.

 

[shaynasmith]

Hey sorry for the late reply, been busy with work since the holidays. So I modified one of the base profiles to one more to my liking (shifted more towards evening on as I work second shift.

To access the base profiles, on the main screen it is the circled on the picture below.

Upper right corner has the icon for the profiles.

Then pick the profile program you want.

Hey, I see your program has at least 1 channel on all day. Have you had success with this? Also curious if you know how to fix this error I am seeing. I set my schedule to start at 10:00 however looking at the graph it shows Ch 2 and 3 come back on around 1am and gradually increase at the 10am mark. Is that normal for these lights? References attached. TIA.

 

[SilverGryphon]

Hey sorry for the late response, been busy with Overtime at work. Ch. 2, the one I had on all day is your "moonlight" channel, if you use the lunar cycle program, the intensity will go up and down like the moon. Since the last post I've implemented a 4 hour complete dark period from 1am to 6am to give everything a bit of a rest.

Looking at your schedule, you can move or delete the time points on the bottom for lighting intensity changes. Your schedule looks to jump up and down during the day. I'd adjust your white (Ch.1) up a bit more, I run mine at 30% most of the day. You can turn Ch. 2 down during the daylight cycle as well, it doesn't add much light at all even at 100%.

I've tweaked my schedule to this below. Note I run lower intensity on 2 lights over a 40g breeder tank (for light coverage). All of my corals seem quite happy with it, Softies and LPS are looking good (my mohawk Zoas are just going nuts spreading out!). I only have a few pieces of SPS, both high up on the rock and right under and between the lights and they're looking good. I've noticed my BTA got super sulky when I reduced the white down too much, and it only really opens up when the white light is on. I may end up bumping the white up further and see how things go, I like the pop of the blue on the coral, but want everything to excel at the same time. I have my lighting schedule set to times I'm leaving/coming home as I work second shift, that way I can monitor how things are going with the tank during the week.

 

[Leko]

Has anybody verified (with a par meter from brs ) the presets programs? Maybe they are accurate and good for growing coral?

Also, which setting matches a 10k/20k reef light from the competition?

Pushing light levels up and down without a meter is guessing.

Thanks