Spotlight on the AI Prime HD | BRStv

[randyBRS]

Hey all, I have an 18"x18"x18" cube tank with my AI prime HD currently ~10" above the water. I have two leathers, some zoas, mushrooms, and a yuma. I am wondering what the best spectrums and %s are for providing adequate lighting for my leathers without overpowering my mushrooms which are located towards the bottom of my tank. Thanks!

Since we recommend a single Prime over an 18" x 18" area as a solid option for a mixed tank with some SPS, LPS and Softies, given your coral selection I think you could start with about 50% less intensity on all channels then what we recommend near the end of the video. For example, I would probably start at the settings below and make adjustments from there if necessary.

UV- 60%
Violet -58%
Royal Blue-39%,
Blues -40%,
Green-2%,
Deep Red - 2%
Cool Whites -9%.

 

[RyanO89]

Since we recommend a single Prime over an 18" x 18" area as a solid option for a mixed tank with some SPS, LPS and Softies, given your coral selection I think you could start with about 50% less intensity on all channels then what we recommend near the end of the video. For example, I would probably start at the settings below and make adjustments from there if necessary.

UV- 60%
Violet -58%
Royal Blue-39%,
Blues -40%,
Green-2%,
Deep Red - 2%
Cool Whites -9%.

Thanks for the reply man! The BRS videos have been an amazing source of information and really the only reason I felt comfortable branching into corals!

 

[Highgrade]

The AI Prime HD are great lights at an affordable price. They can grow just about anything. Here are a couple top down shots of my IM30L taken with and IPhone using the Aquaiclip filter. Don’t mind the closed up LA Lakers and micro zoas.

 

[RyanO89]

Man, I’m not sure if it’s the increased UV or what but my corals, shrooms especially, are loving the change so far and it’s only in the morning ramp up phase!

 

[PJlave]

Is anyone running the AI Prime HD under a canopy (open back) . Which if any of the standard mounts will work best? Any concerns with overheating?

Thanks!

 

[PJlave]

Thanks!

 

[wannaheli]

I just got a Prime HD and using the suggested settings, the tank looks great. Any suggestions on what the acclimation percentage should be? I have it at 25% for 30 days. I also have the light mounted 16" above water level and will lower it over time to the suggested height.

If I wish to lower the intensity 50%, is it just simple math such as below and would the spectrum stays the same?

UV 119 x 0.5 = 60
Violet 116 x 0.5 = 58
Royal 79 x 0.5 = 40
Blue 80 x 0.5 = 40
Green 4 x 0.5 = 2
Deep Red 4 x 0.5 =2
Cool White 19 x 0.5 = 10

Thank you BRS for the video. The included manual is a little lacking.

 

[randyBRS]

I just got a Prime HD and using the suggested settings, the tank looks great. Any suggestions on what the acclimation percentage should be? I have it at 25% for 30 days. I also have the light mounted 16" above water level and will lower it over time to the suggested height.

If I wish to lower the intensity 50%, is it just simple math such as below and would the spectrum stays the same?
Thank you BRS for the video. The included manual is a little lacking.

The reduction in percentages may not end up being perfectly linear as far as spectrum is concerned, but I would venture to guess it's close enough that I would be comfortable using it.

 

[Edgar F]

hi all

I have a 24*24*24 cube and i had only one AI prime HD, decided to get a second one just because of the spread of 18" recommendation.
how far apart should i place the lights and what height? also i'm using the BRS settings would they work ok on my tank? i have a mix tank

 

[Fluval M90 Reef]

Hi Randy,

I currently have a Red Sea Reefer 250 running with 3 AI Primes. I'm currently running the BRS AB+ Custom Schedule. Running them for 12 hours; 2 Hours ramp up, 3 hours running the BRS AB+ with Whites at 40%, 2 hours with Whites at 30%, 2 hours with Whites at 20%, and 2 hours ramp down and 1/2 transitioning the whites down. Now I have mainly LPS and softies with a couple stonies towards the top of the tank. I also have a large Green Gigantea Carpet anemone on the right side of the tank. I have looked at all different forums and web browsers looking to see if anyone has any suggestions for the amount of light that the anemone requires. Do you know if I need to boost the lights power higher or will my current schedule be fine for the anemone? I watch all the BRStv Episodes. They are very informative and great all around.

Below is a picture of my reef.

Please advise.

Thank you!

Yeimy

 

[BillyD69]

Please note to lower the intensity on these lights, and keep the AB+ spectrum, you can’t just cut the numbers across the board by a certain percent because there is not an equal amount of leds for each color. Uv, V, R and G only have one bulb. While there are 3 each for Rb, B and Cw. You have to drag two fingers down on the light schedule to bring the intensity down (iPad app I don’t know about others). For example I brought the intensity down roughly 30% for lps tank from 29 watts to 20 watts and the new ab+ was, Uv 105, V 104, Rb 49, B 50, R 2, G 2, Cw 12. Original brs Ab+ is; Uv 119, V 116, Rb 79, B 80, R 4, G 4, Cw 19. Notice how much higher the Uv and V stayed compared to the other leds that had 3 bulbs. This helps to preserve the original spectrum.

 

[Shoob1e]

3 over my rsr250 but will be moving them over to my 150g with the hybrid light

 

[infinite0180]

Please note to lower the intensity on these lights, and keep the AB+ spectrum, you can’t just cut the numbers across the board by a certain percent because there is not an equal amount of leds for each color. Uv, V, R and G only have one bulb. While there are 3 each for Rb, B and Cw. You have to drag two fingers down on the light schedule to bring the intensity down (iPad app I don’t know about others). For example I brought the intensity down roughly 30% for lps tank from 29 watts to 20 watts and the new ab+ was, Uv 105, V 104, Rb 49, B 50, R 2, G 2, Cw 12. Original brs Ab+ is; Uv 119, V 116, Rb 79, B 80, R 4, G 4, Cw 19. Notice how much higher the Uv and V stayed compared to the other leds that had 3 bulbs. This helps to preserve the original spectrum.

Interesting, i have the origonal prime without the HD funtion so i just reduced each channel by the same percent. Now i see that is probably wrong. My only issue is i cant actually input the true spectrum because my sliders stop at 100% so i cant start with the correct baseline in order to reduce it. Could you do me a favor and lower the intensity until UV is at 100% and post the numbers? That way i can put those values in and run it on my prime!

 

[BillyD69]

Interesting, i have the origonal prime without the HD funtion so i just reduced each channel by the same percent. Now i see that is probably wrong. My only issue is i cant actually input the true spectrum because my sliders stop at 100% so i cant start with the correct baseline in order to reduce it. Could you do me a favor and lower the intensity until UV is at 100% and post the numbers? That way i can put those values in and run it on my prime!

No problem, the numbers came out at 100 Uv, 100 V, 40 Rb, 40 B, 2 R, 2 G, and 9 Cw. On the HD that is 17 watt intensity, I don’t know what your growing and weather or not it will provide enough Par for you. That is roughly a 40% reduction in intensity from the original ab+ program.

 

[infinite0180]

No problem, the numbers came out at 100 Uv, 100 V, 40 Rb, 40 B, 2 R, 2 G, and 9 Cw. On the HD that is 17 watt intensity, I don’t know what your growing and weather or not it will provide enough Par for you. That is roughly a 40% reduction in intensity from the original ab+ program.

Wow, maybe i need to upgrade for my new tank and get a hydra26... thanks

 

[Jay R Capili]

How many of these would I need for my 65 gallon tank?

 

[Jay R Capili]

How many primes would I need for a 65 gallon tank?

 

[Jay R Capili]

Here's a pic of my 65 gallon tank

 

[hedgeclipper2]

How many primes would I need for a 65 gallon tank?

I have 3 over my Red Sea Reefer 350, which is a 73 gal display tank, but my tank is 4' wide. How wide/deep is that one?

 

[Jay R Capili]

Not really wide. I think its 36x18