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Unread 10/22/2008, 07:58 PM   #1
Rower22
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Ontario
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Solaris I5 ideal light settings

I just bought the new Solairs I5 36" lights. Any other I5 owners have ideal set-ups for programming the lights?

I am currently using the Auto Solar setting. The problem with this setting is it doesn't seem to give you an early morning and late evening period. The fixture just seems to dim the daylight settings until they are at 0% intensity. Then there is one minute of no lighting before the moon settings take effect. When I had PC lighting I used to like having just the actinics on in the early morning/evening to bring out the flourecence of the corals. I can't figure out how to get an evening look.

Something like...

7:00 to 9:00 am early morning "actinic" look
9:00 am sunrise increase in intensity to 100% blue/white
6:00 pm sunset decrease in intensity
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm evening "actinic" look
9:30 pm to 7:00am following day, moon-lighting settings.....

Is this kind of setup possible with the Solaris? Any experience from other owners would be much appreciated!

Thanks


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