12 Gallon AI Prime Light schedule

[Hugh Gannon]

I got this AI Prime a few weeks ago and was just running it on a preset. I was informed that it was much too strong for my little 12 gallon nano. I have attached my adjusted schedule below and was wondering if I need to make any more adjustments. I have mostly softies with a few LPS. 

Edited June 13, 2024 by Hugh Gannon

[epleeds]

I love running my lights on all blue. So if you change the percentage to say 75% all blue then add a few percentage for white till it’s to your liking. 

[DaJMasta]

 

This is my schedule for a pair of Prime HD 16s over a standard 10g.  Some montiporta, favites, micromussa, zoas, gorgs, and a rock flower anemone.

 

My guess is your schedule is a bit low, but it may do the job for the lower light corals you're describing.

[Hugh Gannon]

16 minutes ago, DaJMasta said:

 

This is my schedule for a pair of Prime HD 16s over a standard 10g.  Some montiporta, favites, micromussa, zoas, gorgs, and a rock flower anemone.

 

My guess is your schedule is a bit low, but it may do the job for the lower light corals you're describing.

Thank you for sharing. I am still new to AI systems but is it possible for you to send me your schedule so I can download it? 

[DaJMasta]

Honestly, I don't know if you can.  My schedule is nothing schedule, I tried to pick colors that looked good - whiter in the day, bluer at night - a photoperiod close to when I'd be looking at it, and then tried to adjust it to a level that seemed to be keeping the corals happy.  My lights are mounted about 13" off the water, and having two is because I can run them lower (less fan noise), I get better coverage on the long rectangle footprint, and because I had one start to fail, ordered a replacement, and then found out it was just the power supply failing.

 

The image gives you a rough idea - roughly 10 hours at high brightness, maximum of a little less than 100% on any channel and around 38W as the top total power level.  This is meant for corals with brighter requirements than what you're describing, but really for high light corals.