Hydra 26 Schedule

[MichaelP121579]

I can't seem to find a schedule that's I'm happy with for my 60 shallow. I went from Hydra 26 NON HD to HD, I used some of the presets and don't like them. Then a buddy did made a basic schedule for me but it seems to "hot". Below is pics of tank and the current schedule.
Any help on a schedule would be greatly appreciated

Equipment list
2 Hydra 26 HD
Trigger Sapphire 34
Aquamax FC 120
Current USA wavemaker
BRS Dual Reactor running carbon and Kent phosphate remover

 

[Flippers4pups]

I can't seem to find a schedule that's I'm happy with for my 60 shallow. I went from Hydra 26 NON HD to HD, I used some of the presets and don't like them. Then a buddy did made a basic schedule for me but it seems to "hot". Below is pics of tank and the current schedule.
Any help on a schedule would be greatly appreciated

Equipment list
2 Hydra 26 HD
Trigger Sapphire 34
Aquamax FC 120
Current USA wavemaker
BRS Dual Reactor running carbon and Kent phosphate remover

Bump

 

[jsker]

Try these setting out link

 

[MichaelP121579]

Try these setting out link

Can u post a picture of the schedule ple

 

[KMench]

I would tune down the whites. Here’s what I’m running. How high do you have your lights? I have three hydra 26s on my 75.

 

[jsker]

Can u post a picture of the schedule ple

 

[JohnnyTabasco]

Do you have a par meter? Honestly the only way to tune your LEDs.
I also run the HD and found that it's really easy to overdo it.

 

[MichaelP121579]

Do you have a par meter? Honestly the only way to tune your LEDs.
I also run the HD and found that it's really easy to overdo it.

I don't have one

 

[MichaelP121579]

Did you make this schedule?

 

[jsker]

Did you make this schedule?

Yes. I took a few similar schedules along with some reading and tweaked them to create this schedule. Why do I have the up's and down's in my schedule, so that I can give the corals a break for the intensity, you might say like cloud effect. I found that blasting the corals all day with burn the tips. I also found that running the light 12" off the water was better then running them a 9" or 10" off the water for better spread and the intensity to spread out more for better growth.

I run the lunar cycle a 1% so that I can see the system when the lights go down except during a new moon and the system is dark.

FYI, corals like a steady light schedule besides steady parameters Make changes will effect the system over time, make a change and wait two weeks, make a change and wait two weeks. If you do up load any schedule use the acclamation cycle for at least a month then wait. I have not use a par meter and maybe one day when I hit the big lotto win I might get one to see exactly what my readings are.

 

[MichaelP121579]

I been playing with my lights for a week. I like your schedule as you see on mine it is just blasting the tank .My lights are 13 inches off the water. I went from non HD to HD. So acliacclima I didn't think would be a big deal. Can you send me a link to ur schedule

 

[Mikedawg]

I like Nano Karen's on AI site - more blue than Saxby's program

 

[Oldsalt01]

If you have a local reef society in your area, they often have par/lux meter's to loan out. You may have to join to qualify. Also: some LFS's have them to borrow if you're on good terms (you spend money there).

 

[MichaelP121579]

If you have a local reef society in your area, they often have par/lux meter's to loan out. You may have to join to qualify. Also: some LFS's have them to borrow if you're on good terms (you spend money there).

No lfs within 80 miles of me

 

[rkpetersen]

Here's mine. I spent far too much time on this and then far too much more time transferring it to Apex control.

 

[Mikedawg]

Here's mine. I spent far too much time on this and then far too much more time transferring it to Apex control.

Interesting cloud cover effects. What kind of corals do you have and is this schedule available for download?
Thanks

 

[rkpetersen]

Here's the tank. 3 Hydra 26HDs. I've also added a bank of T5s (blue+ x 2, actinic x 2), but the corals were already doing well with just the LEDs (I added the T5s mostly to reduce shadowing.)

Here's the schedule file:

 

[MichaelP121579]

Here's the tank. 3 Hydra 26HDs. I've also added a bank of T5s (blue+ x 2, actinic x 2), but the corals were already doing well with just the LEDs (I added the T5s mostly to reduce shadowing.)

Here's the schedule file:

I like that schedule. I want alot of "light" time but the scedsche I have now is too much l, at 7am the lights were on. I like it in a way but I feel like it will fry my corals.

 

[MichaelP121579]

Way to much I think

 

[Mikedawg]

Here's the tank. 3 Hydra 26HDs. I've also added a bank of T5s (blue+ x 2, actinic x 2), but the corals were already doing well with just the LEDs (I added the T5s mostly to reduce shadowing.)

Here's the schedule file:

Everything looks good: lobos/symphillias, stylos, sticks, etc. I'll give it a try.
Thanks again.