Upping my radions look for advice

Discussion in 'LED Aquarium Lighting' started by ingtar_shinowa, Feb 24, 2012.

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How much to up my lights?

  1. 50%

    71.4%
  2. 55%

    28.6%
  3. 50% for a while 55% durring noonish.

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  4. Leave it alone its only been a week!

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  1. FaceOfDeceit

    FaceOfDeceit Hockey Beard

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    The software is definitely lacking. What are your individual color intensities during midday? What is your brightness set at?
     
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  3. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    It was weird, this time while I was inputing my data points the light I was hooked up to displayed them. kinda cool.
     
  4. ingtar_shinowa

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    9-10am 18 k increasing to 50%
    10-11am 50% @18k
    112pm 50% @14k
    2-5pm 55% @12k
    5-8pm 50% @14k
    8-9pm 50% @18k
    9-10pm decreasing to 0%

    I am not running night mode leds at this time because I've heard it will tax your leds too much. I will probably get the moonlights from Reefangel and full an accurate moon cycle through those.
     
  5. FaceOfDeceit

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    So you use the presets, not individual color schemes? The 55% is your brightness?
     
  6. ingtar_shinowa

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    Yes. im not gonna mess around too much right now with color
     
  7. IBEW41

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    you can up the intensity and add clouds to help adjust the new settings
     
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  9. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Well apparently only one of the lights updated.
     
  10. FaceOfDeceit

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    You have to group all together and check the box for 'Inherent Group Schedule'. EcoTech has not confirmed this yet to me, but I've expressed my problems with trying to overwrite previous settings. I've found that I have to do full factory resets on all devices prior to reprogramming.
     
  11. ingtar_shinowa

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    yeah I've read that too. That was my plan for the next hour or so. As soo as I check that box my program goes haywire in the the past.