AI users- How High?????

[evad1]

i bought some ai hydras and just hung them

so you ai sol/vega/hydra users

how high do you hang them over the water
and what settings do you run

thanks in advance

dave

 

[Igarc009]

Let's see some pics Dave! I run mine about 14inches off the water line and the intesities vary but never go over 70

 

[BluRocket3]

Took the LED plunge?

 

[evad1]

yeah after a couple friends all led tanks I saw with good sps color/growth
I decided to switch...we will see if I like em

 

[twomuch42004]

Let's see some pics Dave! I run mine about 14inches off the water line and the intesities vary but never go over 70

Why nvr over 70

 

[Igarc009]

Why nvr over 70

Corals are happy, I'm scared to go over 70 for bleaching reasons

 

[Igarc009]

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yeah after a couple friends all led tanks I saw with good sps color/growth
I decided to switch...we will see if I like em

Looks good, when's the upgrade happening?

 

[BluRocket3]

Looks clean Dave

 

[OCReefMadness]

12" above the water

 

[SavetheReef]

17 inches off the water Hydras i have 5 of them. i run them at 60-70 max on most settings expect white i run at 50

 

[mark.a.smith405]

I run 3 hydras on my 5x2 150 12" and I run them at 90% blues 70 the rest
From the director app.

 

[AddictedtoSalt]

2 sol's mounted in an 8bulb tek fixture, 14" off the water line. Blues @ 90%, whites @ 55%

 

[Emac909]

Doesn't matter but I'm throughing my 2 pennies in. Three radions about 8" off the water @ hundy percent.

 

[hellbent1937]

about 8 - 10"

 

[purple30]

my 15" above the water line

 

[reefes pieces]

I'm about 10" above with my sol blues. Running in the 50s with my white on ramp up and 60s on blues on ramp up. I believe AI Sols have narrower optics so percentages are usually run lower than hydras.

 

[Adrock]

its hard to really tell because I tried the hydras about 15 inches off the water and only a 12 inch tall frag tank 40 60 100 % 40 we barely got 110 par at 60 % we got barley 120 par and at a 100 % at the bottom of the tank 12 inches deep 150 par barley lol so I recommend you get a par meter and test we spoke to the company and they told they do not test in water even though on their website it says it was measured in 24 inches of depth im not saying they are bad lights but I feel not represented honestly by the company

 

[twomuch42004]

How high do u hang a T5 then also

 

[veee_dub]

I have mine at 12" above the water line. Everything seems to be doing great! Good growth

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[evad1]

this is why i love this hobby, so many different opinions...
sounds like i am going to have to just find out for myself
i am running them 9" off the water and sunrise 11a sunset 7p-ramp 2
so far corals doing pretty good, good pe on sps