Are these AI prime settings okay or....

[Apollo7235]

I have two of the AI Prime 16HD Reefs over my 38-gallon and I've been playing with the different light settings while it's been cycling.

I'm a newbie newb and after one look at the settings, I looked at the AI website and decided to look at a few of their Signature Series downloads. I originally tried the Nanok program, but it goes soooooo blue for soooooo long near the end of the day, I knew I would eventually hate it. Turns out, I do.

I am currently running the Saxby program and really like it so far, so we'll see how it ends up.

Keep in mind, I'm speaking based purely on aesthetics at this point as I won't have any corals under those lights until I buy them and break them out of quarantine

 

[Apollo7235]

This is what it looks like, by the way

 

[shadow_k]

I tried saxbys and my zoas didn’t like they looked like this

 

[Apollo7235]

Well, poop!

Did you try any of the other programs?

 

[shadow_k]

Well, poop!

Did you try any of the other programs?

Yes but didn’t like the way they looked lol but I can just lower my setting that I have now and see if it works

 

[Apollo7235]

Yes but didn’t like the way they looked lol but I can just lower my setting that I have now and see if it works

Hopefully that helps you find what you're looking for! I'm picky as crap, so I'm sure I'll end up with similar issues, hahaha

 

[william swann]

It’s amazing the spread on these lights . How is the ramp up and ramp down feature ?

it’s good, you can control it by the minute and percentage

 

[sepulvd85]

Have you looked at pirates of caribbean setting. I like it. All my zoas, duncans and candycanes are growing

 

[Born2beblack]

What is scape looking like ?

I dont use as high tech of a set up as others but ive made do.
I only run that in tank filter cause I had it on for cycling and such year ago. I just never took it out. Im afraid to now lol.
Oversized canister filter, 2 wave pumps and a heater
I dose when needed all 3 elements more like every other day or so.
Water changes only when needed and light have been posted.
There are about 8 pieces of live rock probs equalling close to 15 pounds id say. 20g in tank volume 5g in canister

All I've run and I can grow coral well
When im watching over it for dosing and such.
Might buy pumps to help that part out.
Its a mixed reef nothing to serious but I do want a couple more sps and im worried on lighting. I do have birds nest that grows like crazy

 

[shadow_k]

Have you looked at pirates of caribbean setting. I like it. All my zoas, duncans and candycanes are growing

I have I personally didn’t like it idk why I did lower my lights a bit lower so I will see what happens with them

 

[Born2beblack]

Lights work good in my opinion. Id say its a matter of finding that sweet spot.
My zoas crave more but I know there fine as ky other lps don't and my sps are happy so I think ive found my sweet spot

 

[shadow_k]

Nice tank ! I always feel like my flow is too mush in my tank but eh, also I liked having my lights high but there okay because my corals are at the bottom of the tank in sandbed if I wanted to move them on to the rock I think I would get them since I have a tall island shaped scape I wanna be able to put corals on the rock work lol