Bubbles and Fuzzies :(

[meowzer]

WELL....it seems I am now getting air bubbles on the rocks and fuzzy algae
Was seeing some of these air bubbles BEFORE the LEDS, But not the fuzzy growth....sighhhhhhhhhhhhhh
SO, I think I will do a nice w/c tomorrow, and re-think my lighting....as of now the blue leds come on at 7 a.m. ...whites on at 3 p.m.......whites off at 8 p.m.....blues off at 9 p.m.
thinking of blues coming on at 7 a.m. for morning feeding.....and then off at 8:30....then back on at 2 p.m......and whites as stated above
COMMENTS???/ HELP????
I am also gonna buy some mexican turbos this week.....maybe an emerald or 2....

 

[2quills]

Did you acclimate the lighting slowly at first? One thing to remember is that these higher powered leds can be just as intense as 250-400w halides. So the lighting schedule may be a bit overkill for the tank. Thinking maybe 10 hours for blues max and 3 for whites for now maybe will help. It's hard to say unless you know what current and intensity the leds are being driven at. Pluss you pretty much have them basically right on top of the tank. Do you have a way to adjust the output? If they are adjustable then you can just turn them down a little bit and keep the same schedule. If not, then you may want to raise them off the tank a bit higher if you want to keep the same schedule. Otherwise I'd say lower the schedule.

 

[meowzer]

SO COREY......if I put blues on 7 a.m. - 8 for feeding(Mon-Thurs).....then have them come back on at noon...then whites at 3.....whites off at 8....blues off at 9
think that will be ok??
OOPS...yes...I acclimated them

 

[2quills]

Couldn't hurt to try it for a while and see. It's pretty much a matter of trial and error without knowing all of the specs it's hard to gauge how much light the fixture is really putting out.
How are the corals doing?

 

[meowzer]

Quote:
Originally Posted by 2Quills http:///forum/thread/386580/bubbles-and-fuzzies#post_3396363
Couldn't hurt to try it for a while and see. It's pretty much a matter of trial and error without knowing all of the specs it's hard to gauge how much light the fixture is really putting out.
How are the corals doing?
Everything seems to be fine.....How can I "gauge" how much light the fixture is putting out?????

 

[2quills]

Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/386580/bubbles-and-fuzzies#post_3396365
Everything seems to be fine.....How can I "gauge" how much light the fixture is putting out?????
A par meter would be the surest way to know. Otherwise, knowing the amount and type of leds (which crees) the fixture is using plus the current output the divers are pushing through the leds would be helpful to know.

 

[meowzer]

Quote:
Originally Posted by 2Quills http:///forum/thread/386580/bubbles-and-fuzzies#post_3396366
A par meter would be the surest way to know. Otherwise, knowing the amount and type of leds (which crees) the fixture is using plus the current output the divers are pushing through the leds would be helpful to know.
I sent a message to the guy I bought it from to see if he can shed some light (LOL) on those questions

 

[meowzer]

HEY COREY.....this was the answer....LOL...means nothing to me.....doe sit mean anything to you???
the max current is 1a and the amount i think is 39 but i've added a few reg blues that are chinese leds to bring the reg blue color out a little more but i'd but one string is ran on a series parallel string so it's running more but lowers the current on the whites to 700 to 800 ma per led.. think thats pretty much about it..

 

[2quills]

Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/386580/bubbles-and-fuzzies#post_3396378
HEY COREY.....this was the answer....LOL...means nothing to me.....doe sit mean anything to you???
the max current is 1a and the amount i think is 39 but i've added a few reg blues that are chinese leds to bring the reg blue color out a little more but i'd but one string is ran on a series parallel string so it's running more but lowers the current on the whites to 700 to 800 ma per led.. think thats pretty much about it..
Yeah, more or less. I'm guessing that the whites are run in series on the same driver at 1amp. And the blues in parallel strings on another driver between 700-800mA (0.7-0.8 amps). Essentially means the fixture is running pretty intense for the most part. Assuming that dimming capabilities are not built in then a long light schedule is probably a tad much. You're basically looking at right around the same intensity of a 400w halide or slightly less when you have all the lights on.

 

[meowzer]

OK....there is a switch on the whites that can turn them up or down....
I'm scared to mess with it though

tomorrow I will try to get a pic of the switches......maybe that will help you to help me LOL

 

[meowzer]

OK...the blue leds are on the same timer as the 10G lights.....so I changed it anyway
they will come on Mon-Thurs at 7 a.m. till 8:30 a.m. for feeding.....then come back on at noon...and off at 9:30 p.m. white leds come on at 3
How does that sound?
I am about to do a 10G w/c.....and order a couple of turbo snails...etc

 

[2quills]

I think the whites are more of a contributor for algae growth than the blues. Didn't you say there was a dial to ramp the intensity on the whites up or down?

 

[meowzer]

The switch looks like this.....I am scared to touch anything...LOL

 

[2quills]

Hmmm...I wonder what he used for drivers then. Well it's turned all the way down to 1.5v so I wouldn't mess with it for now. I would send the guy another email and ask him what would happen if you turned the voltage up on the power supply plug. Are there fans built into the fixture? That's the only reason I could think of for the D.C. power supply. Unless he used buck pucks.

 

[meowzer]

Yes, it has 2 fans, there are also 2 power supply plugs that are supposed to be plugged in all the time
I'm very confused now......all I know is there is a plug for the blue, a plug for the whites, and 2 other plugs for power....maybe next time I take it off I can get pics of the underside
I can not take it off alone....

 

[2quills]

Ok, so you're saying that there are two plugs that are just regular cords that stay plugged in all the time and then two other plugs like the one in the picture you just showed? Those are probably for the fans. I have a similar plug that I used to install the fans in my canopy that is 1.5v-12v d.c. When I turn the little switch up to 12v the fans run on full speed and when I turn it down to 1.5v they run on really slow speed.

 

[meowzer]

This is the blue led thing.....It has 2 sides...it was very hard to get a pictgure since it is between the tank and the wall...LOL

 

[2quills]

I'm confused now. So that plug is for the blue lights and the other pictures in post #13 is for the whites? I don't understand what he did here but I'm starting to wonder if he wired them direct to these wall supplies. I would send him an email and ask him to explain these plugs to you and what will happen if you change the voltage on them.

 

[meowzer]

LOL...just think how confused I am if you are confused
My husband says that the guy said if you lower the voltage it lowers the lights......

I have lights that IDK how to work
SO if I move the blues to 1.5......will they be less blue

 

[2quills]

Yes it would lower the output of the blue. Or raise it if you turned it up to 15v. So you can lower the intensity on the blue but according to your picture above the whites are already on the lowest output.