Ai Prime over 10 gallon tank, pictures included!

Volkoff · 03/11/2016, 10:02 AM

Hey reefers,
I purchased the ai prime, I have to say this is an amazing little light for the price!
Easy to install, amazing colors from it, only hard thing is the settings of the schedule, I have no references to what colors I need to utilize the most!

My current settings :

Full tank shot :

Full tank shot with Prime in picture! :

Previous full tank shot with old light! Big difference! :

If someone can guide me about the settings, if i should turn some down or what not, would be appreciated!

Thank,
Anthony.

username in use · 03/11/2016, 10:08 AM

Im guessing you are running much more par into the tank given the fact your anemone retreated to the shade.

Volkoff · 03/11/2016, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by username in use

Im guessing you are running much more par into the tank given the fact your anemone retreated to the shade.

He actually does that every day, he comes out then goes back in, vice versa, he hasn't come out yet with this lighting.

Volkoff · 03/15/2016, 07:20 PM

Here is another picture of the AI Prime over my tank! Love the look of it!

dkeller_nc · 03/15/2016, 07:34 PM

Given that the light puts out 50w at 100%, I'd say you're in the right ballpark. If you want to be really cautious, run the light at 50% max overall power at the peak of your light cycle for a week, then increase it by 5% every week until you get to 75%. Then see how everything is doing to decide whether to go up from there.

Keep in mind that low light conditions rarely kill coral; too high of a light intensity will kill them within a week.

With respect to spectrum, I'd run your UV, Violet and deep blue LEDs at near maximum, then adjust the other colors to your liking, while still keeping the overall look blue. While it may seem countintuitive since the sun is "white light" and most of the corals we keep are very shallow water dwellers, most folks have had the best success with LED fixtures running them very blue most of the time.

Finally, run your light at full daytime intensity for just 3-4 hours, with perhaps 80% of the total daylight intensity for 2 hours on either side of the most intense photoperiod, with around 30% for the rest of the photoperiod, which should not exceed 12 hours. Note that "full daylight intensity" may be 50% total output for 4 hours, not 100%, with 80% of 50% for 2 hours on either side of that being 40% total intensity.

dkeller_nc · 03/15/2016, 07:43 PM

BTW - You actually might find that you want two of the Primes over your tank in the long run. One of the head-scratching things about LED fixtures is that most of them have more than enough power to run an entire small cube as much as 24" x 24" (like the Hydra 52), but because they're point-sources, folks find that they have to run as many as 2 fixtures for the same area to prevent hard shadows from shading out coral and causing the lower branches to die back.

Another head-scratching aspect of "modular", point-source LEDs is that they look dim, when in fact they may be too intense for the corals. That was the reason for suggesting that you run at 50% for a while and see how your animals respond.

03/11/2016, 10:02 AM	#1
Volkoff Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 45	Ai Prime over 10 gallon tank, pictures included! Hey reefers, I purchased the ai prime, I have to say this is an amazing little light for the price! Easy to install, amazing colors from it, only hard thing is the settings of the schedule, I have no references to what colors I need to utilize the most! My current settings : Full tank shot : Full tank shot with Prime in picture! : Previous full tank shot with old light! Big difference! : If someone can guide me about the settings, if i should turn some down or what not, would be appreciated! Thank, Anthony.

03/11/2016, 10:08 AM	#2
username in use Sciencing Daily Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,560	Im guessing you are running much more par into the tank given the fact your anemone retreated to the shade. __________________ Joshua "With fronds like these, who needs anemones?" - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: multiple nano's sprinkled around the house

03/15/2016, 07:20 PM	#4
Volkoff Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 45	Here is another picture of the AI Prime over my tank! Love the look of it!

03/15/2016, 07:34 PM	#5
dkeller_nc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Central NC Posts: 5,062	Given that the light puts out 50w at 100%, I'd say you're in the right ballpark. If you want to be really cautious, run the light at 50% max overall power at the peak of your light cycle for a week, then increase it by 5% every week until you get to 75%. Then see how everything is doing to decide whether to go up from there. Keep in mind that low light conditions rarely kill coral; too high of a light intensity will kill them within a week. With respect to spectrum, I'd run your UV, Violet and deep blue LEDs at near maximum, then adjust the other colors to your liking, while still keeping the overall look blue. While it may seem countintuitive since the sun is "white light" and most of the corals we keep are very shallow water dwellers, most folks have had the best success with LED fixtures running them very blue most of the time. Finally, run your light at full daytime intensity for just 3-4 hours, with perhaps 80% of the total daylight intensity for 2 hours on either side of the most intense photoperiod, with around 30% for the rest of the photoperiod, which should not exceed 12 hours. Note that "full daylight intensity" may be 50% total output for 4 hours, not 100%, with 80% of 50% for 2 hours on either side of that being 40% total intensity.

03/15/2016, 07:43 PM	#6
dkeller_nc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Central NC Posts: 5,062	BTW - You actually might find that you want two of the Primes over your tank in the long run. One of the head-scratching things about LED fixtures is that most of them have more than enough power to run an entire small cube as much as 24" x 24" (like the Hydra 52), but because they're point-sources, folks find that they have to run as many as 2 fixtures for the same area to prevent hard shadows from shading out coral and causing the lower branches to die back. Another head-scratching aspect of "modular", point-source LEDs is that they look dim, when in fact they may be too intense for the corals. That was the reason for suggesting that you run at 50% for a while and see how your animals respond.