After doing much digging and not being able to find a configuration for a Hydra 52 HD/ T5 Setup, I figured I would make my own and share it. I currently run 3 Hydra 52 HD's & the Aquatic Life LED/T5 60" Fixture. This lets me hold 4 T5 bulbs along with the Hydra's. I have a 72" tank but the 60" Aquatic Life fixture does a really good job filling in the corners.
I built a program based off the AB+ program and taking these settings into consideration.
http://ecotechmarine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ReefWholesale_CoralLab.pdf
While incorporating some techniques from the Leo Tan configuration found on AI's website.
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The original AB+ runs at peak for 7 hours with a ramp time of 1 hour before and after the peak. That's a total lighting time of 9 hours. I went ahead and stretched the ramp time from 1 hour to 2 hours since I have an LED/T5 hybrid. My T5's kick in at the first and last peak (12:00PM - 6:00PM). Since I have a T5/LED hybrid setup my LED settings are a bit lower. I can gladly post the .AIP (Hydra/AI) file with the AB+ configuration without T5's that I made if anyone wants it. I try to think of the LED's supplementing the T5's. This program currently peaks around 450-500nm with an average PAR of 250-350 with the T5 lighting. Directly under the LED's you get a spot or two with a PAR reading of 400 but for the most part, its all spread out extremely well. I have my lights 6 inches above the water with three Hydra 52 HD lights and four T5 bulbs. This is the light configuration I have.
Giesemann Super Atinic 80W 60" T5 Bulb
Giesemann AquaBlue 80W 60" T5 Bulb
Hydra 52 HD - Hydra 52 HD - Hydra 52 HD
Giesemann Super Purple 80W 60" T5 Bulb
Giesemann Super Atinic 80W 60" T5 Bulb
This is my second tank which is roughly 5 months old. I started to run the Triton method around 1 month ago & the differences are noticeable. Ever since I started running the T5/LED Hybrid it basically threw everything into over drive. I can feed the tank as much as I want and haven't had any nutrient issues with stable parameters.
Anyway, I wanted to share the file for anyone else who might have the fixture and are running into the same problem I did. Luckily I have a PAR meter and was able to customize my own configuration but for those who don't have one, please be careful. Keeping your LED's and then adding T5's without making some changes will most likely burn your corals.
I built a program based off the AB+ program and taking these settings into consideration.
http://ecotechmarine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ReefWholesale_CoralLab.pdf
While incorporating some techniques from the Leo Tan configuration found on AI's website.
http://www.aquaillumination.com/signature/
The original AB+ runs at peak for 7 hours with a ramp time of 1 hour before and after the peak. That's a total lighting time of 9 hours. I went ahead and stretched the ramp time from 1 hour to 2 hours since I have an LED/T5 hybrid. My T5's kick in at the first and last peak (12:00PM - 6:00PM). Since I have a T5/LED hybrid setup my LED settings are a bit lower. I can gladly post the .AIP (Hydra/AI) file with the AB+ configuration without T5's that I made if anyone wants it. I try to think of the LED's supplementing the T5's. This program currently peaks around 450-500nm with an average PAR of 250-350 with the T5 lighting. Directly under the LED's you get a spot or two with a PAR reading of 400 but for the most part, its all spread out extremely well. I have my lights 6 inches above the water with three Hydra 52 HD lights and four T5 bulbs. This is the light configuration I have.
Giesemann Super Atinic 80W 60" T5 Bulb
Giesemann AquaBlue 80W 60" T5 Bulb
Hydra 52 HD - Hydra 52 HD - Hydra 52 HD
Giesemann Super Purple 80W 60" T5 Bulb
Giesemann Super Atinic 80W 60" T5 Bulb
This is my second tank which is roughly 5 months old. I started to run the Triton method around 1 month ago & the differences are noticeable. Ever since I started running the T5/LED Hybrid it basically threw everything into over drive. I can feed the tank as much as I want and haven't had any nutrient issues with stable parameters.
Anyway, I wanted to share the file for anyone else who might have the fixture and are running into the same problem I did. Luckily I have a PAR meter and was able to customize my own configuration but for those who don't have one, please be careful. Keeping your LED's and then adding T5's without making some changes will most likely burn your corals.