Light Readings From New Parwise

[n2585722]

Here is the readings I got with the Parwise I just got this weekend. I read at surface and at the depth where the majority of the coral is at. The first two are at depth the first is the max I have the lights set to which is at around 1 to 2 pm. They are set to sunrise to sunset for my location and adjust for the time of years as to when the lights come on and go off. The second is with all at 100%. Now I have the max at 55% for the white lights. The others are lower depending on which ones. This is a DIY LED fixture. The third screenshot is with the lights at their normal max at the surface. The forth screenshot is with all lights at 100% at the surface. At this time the only coral I have is a Duncan colony and two Candy Cane colonies. They seem to be growing quite a bit. The last one is a photo of the corals without any filters on the camera.

 

[oreo54]

The 2 bottom ones list cct's that are apparently wrong.
1847 and 1751k.
Being surface readings and close to the lights I've seen similar k temp errors with the Seneye when too close to an led array.

Interesting that the k temp and spectrum plots are not in synch.

May use a separate sensor for par/K (???)

 

[n2585722]

The 2 bottom ones list cct's that are apparently wrong.
1847 and 1751k.
Being surface readings and close to the lights I've seen similar k temp errors with the Seneye when too close to an led array.

Interesting that the k temp and spectrum plots are not in synch.

May use a separate sensor for par/K (???)

I want to get it in the sun as a comparison but it has been cloudy here so no direct sunlight. Also it is realtime and changing I have to pause it to get the screenshots so it is the data at the time it is paused. I am not sure on the CCT readings. The meter I was using before does not have those readings so that is new to me. So the spectrum is new new to me but interesting. Below is the normal max settings for the lights. Two were with all lights a 100%. They are grouped by controller. The Hydros controls the Higher current strings. The Archon controls 2 RGBW LED's with a deep red with the red string and a cyan with the green string. The Archon string uses 700ma drivers. The Hydros strings are RB and white at 1.5 amp and a RB at 1 amp and UVA at 700ma.

Hydros:

Neutral White 55%
Royal Blue 45%
UVA 38%

Archon:

Red 50%
Green 50%
Blue 50%
White 60%

 

[oreo54]

Sensor is just hitting an ind. diode or two when close to an array..
I just find it interesting because on the surface it looks like 2 sensors are used.\

The K temp isn't calculated from the spectrum data (a guess at this point)

 

[n2585722]

I will have to do some more testing with it but you are probably right it was less than 10" from the light and the LED's are spread out. Below is the LED's the ones on in the first photo are just moon lights. The second photo is the fixture in place and through the door of the canopy. I had replaced the original 4 UVA and 6 RB LED's with 6 UVA and 6 RH and they were moved to the center.

 

[n2585722]

Ok got some reading in sun and clouds outside today. I also got out my Apogee meter but in the sun it was overloaded, but in shade there were within 30 of each other or closer. With the clouds the readings were constantly changing on both. I got on the sand bed with both and both read 79. Up higher they were within about 5 of each other without the pumps running. With the pumps running both were changing to quick to compare them. The first screenshot is in the sun and the second was with clouds overhead. Looks like the CCT is a lot closer. I tired today and could not get the CCT reading in the tank even when submerged. It would just show unknown.