AI Hydra 26 LED newbie question

[Aggie1978]

I have a Red Sea Peninsula 500 - 48"L X 24"H X 24 " W. It came with 3 AI Hydra 26 LED's. I plan to have a mixed reef setup. From following several websites I see a lot of conversations about downloading and applying different setting eg. Pirate, etc. What/how does one do this (I am a tech dummy)? Or is it necessary? Watching the BRS videos I have simply applied the following:

UV - 99%
Violet -99%
Royal Blue - 104%
Blue - 104%
Green - 9%
Deep red - 9%
Clear White - 5%

I have set the period at 12 hrs/day . Is this a good starting point?

 

[GillMeister]

There has to be at least one AI user that can answer this?

 

[Aggie1978]

There has to be at least one AI user that can answer this?

Thank you, funny how some posts get a ton of replies and others crickets! I would think this is a common question among newbies. I've spent a lot of time here over the past 2 or 3 months. I am betting that the best thing for me to do is start out at a general recommendation and then tinker and adjust while observing the corals reactions over time, especially how every tank and set-up is so different. But to start I'm looking for that general recommendation starting point.

 

[Yates273]

If you have an iPhone you can save the settings on your iPhone and add them through the AI App. Easy to do but hard to explain. I believe you save the setting to Dropbox and then install on the My AI app. I’m not the most tech savvy person either. Lots of YouTube videos. I have been running a modified AB+ schedule on my one hydra and so far tank looks good (32 cube) As far as my other tank (40 breeder) I’m running 3 Primes using a modified Saxby setting. There are plenty out there especially if your on FB which I am not. Just try what peaks your interest and monitor your tank. I see a lot of people running high UV like you are amd from what I see is too much UV is not good for coral. I only run my UV at about 35%. If you google it there is an explanation how to do it. I tried attaching file but it didn’t work

 

[Yates273]

 

[Yates273]

Wow it worked

 

[Aggie1978]

Thank you!!

 

[Yates273]

Your welcome

 

[GillMeister]

If you have an iPhone you can save the settings on your iPhone and add them through the AI App. Easy to do but hard to explain. I believe you save the setting to Dropbox and then install on the My AI app. I’m not the most tech savvy person either. Lots of YouTube videos. I have been running a modified AB+ schedule on my one hydra and so far tank looks good (32 cube) As far as my other tank (40 breeder) I’m running 3 Primes using a modified Saxby setting. There are plenty out there especially if your on FB which I am not. Just try what peaks your interest and monitor your tank. I see a lot of people running high UV like you are amd from what I see is too much UV is not good for coral. I only run my UV at about 35%. If you google it there is an explanation how to do it. I tried attaching file but it didn’t work

It's nice getting help from an expert!