Settings on your AI Vega

[Audiew]

After drooling over getting an AI Vega for months i finally got one ordered this morning. I'm putting it on my Biocube 29. My question is what are your settings? How high should the lights be set for a 29?

 

[Shirtlessbill]

I love my sol's. settings very a lot on what your desires are. I have a 75 gallon and I have my controller limiting the lights to 55%. It took me a few weeks to find this happy medium since I don't have a PAR meter. But I've seen great results at this level. If you haven't gotten he controller I highly recommend it. Lunar lighting, coral acclimation, and thunderstorms have made all the difference in my corals happiness.

 

[Audiew]

I love my sol's. settings very a lot on what your desires are. I have a 75 gallon and I have my controller limiting the lights to 55%. It took me a few weeks to find this happy medium since I don't have a PAR meter. But I've seen great results at this level. If you haven't gotten he controller I highly recommend it. Lunar lighting, coral acclimation, and thunderstorms have made all the difference in my corals happiness.

Thank you that's the exact info I was looking for. Just a general idea of where to be. I haven't seen anything above about 55% so I just didn't want to fry my coral. If I set them all at about 50% do I need to do the coral acclimation setting?

 

[Shirtlessbill]

No. You can accomplish this by simply putting the corals lower than the desired location and slowly moving them up. The downside of the acclimation setting is that all corals in the tank are affected. It's one of those things that I use because I have it. What you don't want is to shock your corals. I'm lucky, many of the tanks my lfs has use LEDs of similar strength. Like everything in this hobby: take it slow and you'll be fine

 

[Audiew]

No. You can accomplish this by simply putting the corals lower than the desired location and slowly moving them up. The downside of the acclimation setting is that all corals in the tank are affected. It's one of those things that I use because I have it. What you don't want is to shock your corals. I'm lucky, many of the tanks my lfs has use LEDs of similar strength. Like everything in this hobby: take it slow and you'll be fine

Awesome, I will hopefully get it by next Monday. I received and email saying a shipping label was made. I can't wait to get it! I just wish they had the director out already!

 

[Shirtlessbill]

Let me know how they work for you when you get them

 

[Audiew]

Let me know how they work for you when you get them

They will be in tomorrow! I will post pictures when I get it set up. I'm sure I will have some questions as well!

 

[Keithhjs]

I run the Sol Blues at 90% white & 95% on the blues at peak.

 

[Audiew]

I run the Sol Blues at 90% white & 95% on the blues at peak.

What size is your aquarium??

 

[Keithhjs]

What size is your aquarium??

My DT is a 125 gal and I have a 112 gal (aprox, 6' x 3' x 10") frag tank I also run them on

I do things a little unorthodox, I have the lights on 24/7 (though at the low point it's one blue at 1%)

 

[Audiew]

My DT is a 125 gal and I have a 112 gal (aprox, 6' x 3' x 10") frag tank I also run them on

I do things a little unorthodox, I have the lights on 24/7 (though at the low point it's one blue at 1%)

Wow that's an amazing aquarium. Surely, mine only being a 29 gallon somewhere around 50% should work fine right? I plan on starting down around 35-40% and move it up over the course of a week or two

 

[Shirtlessbill]

That tanks beautiful; much deeper than your nano though. I know there is an estimated formula for how powerful lights need to be for certain depth tanks. I just don't know it. How tall is your 29?

 

[Audiew]

That tanks beautiful; much deeper than your nano though. I know there is an estimated formula for how powerful lights need to be for certain depth tanks. I just don't know it. How tall is your 29?

It says 18.5 inches high. I just got it put up and man what a difference it makes already. I set it as - white 35% the blues at 40, red at 35 and green at 35.

 

[Keithhjs]

It says 18.5 inches high. I just got it put up and man what a difference it makes already. I set it as - white 35% the blues at 40, red at 35 and green at 35.

Looks fantastic! Keep us updated.

 

[Audiew]

A few shots of the coral.

 

[Convict2161]

Now were talking!!!! WOW!!!! Very very nice!!

 

[Audiew]

Now were talking!!!! WOW!!!! Very very nice!!

Thanks convict I knew you would approve!

 

[Convict2161]

Thanks convict I knew you would approve!

Yeah man it's SICK!!! Do I hear a video?

 

[Audiew]

Yeah man it's SICK!!! Do I hear a video?

I will have to see what I can do about that!

 

[Convict2161]

I will have to see what I can do about that!

Haha awesome!!