My Big mistake with AI blades - will my corals survive?

My Big mistake with AI blades - will my corals survive? | Ep.36

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2 ай бұрын

Lets take a look at the ai blades par and how dangerous they are when underestimated 🤝🏾
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@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

$15 Floating canopy video : Foam board floating Canopy - Reef tank 🔥 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/abyqZpVqtbHQeWg.html

@ChillWithSabi Ай бұрын

Amazing the lights are! what the light does is astounding! Great video .#chillwithsabi

@ReeferSTL 2 ай бұрын

crazy you dont have more subs man, becoming my fav reefer man. good luck w the new light schedule

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

I think the 4 year break no uploads mad KZfaq stop recommending my channel.. all good when someone finally finds me I’ll have plenty to watch. Thanks for tapping in 🫡💯

@allfather5972 3 сағат бұрын

Looks like you would have room between the lights. If you do that (by modifying the stand) you could consider tilting the outermost Blades towards the base of the rocks. That way would would get a little bit less direct light from the top, and at the same time have more even light distribution under the ledges. Have you considered moving the SPS higher, and zoas down at the bottom?

@Cora288 Ай бұрын

Amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!

@RogueAquariums 2 ай бұрын

The tank looks great. I think after awhile of lower intensity settings the corals will adjust and adapt to the new lighting schedule and I’m sure their color will come back. I had a similar issue with my radions where it cooked some of my LPS but after a few weeks they came back.

@BankersReef 2 ай бұрын

I would have to agree with some others, your coral was looking good and the new additions would probably have been baby’s for a bit but got with the program after a few weeks. Good to note that it’s not a bad idea to slowly ramp 1% or so a day while either decreasing or increasing your tanks par (if you can do so). Another banger of a video CJ 😎👍

@andrewsdrmike Ай бұрын

Higher par is ok but you need to balance it with higher nutrients for the corals

@bruhman8005 2 ай бұрын

One thing we forget is that the more coverage you have or blended spread, the less power you would need to achieve the same goal. And with things like T5 often times par is significantly lower in SPS dominant tanks than many led tanks purely because of how good the spread from the fixtures is. The blade is the same way.

@AO-bb7pt 2 ай бұрын

Thanks CJ, setting up a new tank soon with just blades so very helpful.

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

Awesome to hear.. not many folks with blade only setups so this info is priceless. Glad it helped..

@bigadventure3797 Ай бұрын

Zoa Garden is Fire!

@pauldunienville3928 2 ай бұрын

Great vid CJ. I have a clear view lid and found when I did a par reading under the lid it was about 10% lower just from the netting and clear acrylic.😮 Tank is going to look good in a year when you will have a lot of small colonies.

@Reefkpr1 2 ай бұрын

I bet you are glad you checked. New acros got a bit of sunburn. Surprisingly Higher numbers than I expected to see. 👍 Tank is looking amazing!

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

Hell yea man.. I just felt like something was off. I’ve been so focused on stable parameters that I neglected to confirm my lighting. This was the last thing to make sure was good… now I’m gonna sit and hope stability breeds recovery ❤️‍🩹

@THEkenAvery Ай бұрын

I gotta make me one of these NOT GOING TO LIE

@AquaticPolyps 2 ай бұрын

Another great video. . . It's crazy how much par the lights push of but can still be dim to our eyes

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

Absolute insanity I still look at my new settings like these lights are barely even on 😵‍💫👌🏾

@danchac01 2 ай бұрын

The tank looks absolutely beautiful 😍

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

Nowhere near its potential let’s hope new light settings improve the look 👌🏾

@MattQ1987 2 ай бұрын

Got all my SPS in 500 to 600 par and they loving it.

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

I’ve seen this before but the part that’s failed to mention is how long it took you to acclimate the tank to that level..

@HeftyReefs 2 ай бұрын

They are a strong light, i run 3x blades on my dominant sps reef, they do look dim but the par reader told me different. Nice reef bro🤙🏼

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

I’m gonna have to check your tank out. I’m looking for other blade only tanks to compare.. thanks for tapping in 🫡

@spacedoutt108 2 ай бұрын

Shoot for 280-360 for your sps archway in the tank. Your zoa will let you know if you’re hitting the mark by how retracted they are and by how the colors present. A mixed reef is hard to find the balance for everything. Keep the 4 lights for the spread and stop concentrating on intensity. You have a good blanket of light to knock out all the dark spots and your lights are similar to a bank of t5s which was the standard of reefing. Good job CJ. Check out the AB+ schedule 40w 20b 20v. Get it dialed in and reassess the coral after a month. At that point its fine tuning your chemistry. Once your SPS have polyp extension during the daylight hours and your soft coral aren’t retracted and present full and healthy you’re on the money.

@CJSAQUARIUMS Ай бұрын

Interesting in the Ab+ you mentioned you have a link for it? I’ve had issues finding the exact setting for it and blades

@darksidereefer 2 ай бұрын

The best way to test is to kill the flow during your measurements. Your par numbers seem on point with your current settings.

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

Definitely worth seeing without flow but all honesty I’d rather test par under conditions corals would see. Flow on and with lid on the tank.. ether way doesn’t have to be 100% accurate. Ball park is good enough. Thanks for tapping in 🫡

@jussless2834 2 ай бұрын

I completely understand with light settings I’ve took a step to when I add a new fish or coral I set my lights to a week or two acclimation period so I don’t stress the fish or burn the corals and it has been working I lost some real expensive acros won’t do that again

@CJSAQUARIUMS Ай бұрын

Good tip! Acclimation mode is a underused setting on our lights

@bigadventure3797 Ай бұрын

Agreed, 3 blades for this tank is more than enough

@makau6443 2 ай бұрын

I accidentally did this too but you should test the par with the lid on because I have the same lid and the lid lowers the par a bit.

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

Maybe 10% reduction at most from what I have found but I’m fine with it knocking it down alittle I rather be lower then too high 🫡

@eddyortiz8110 2 ай бұрын

Wow that's a lot of power,its a good thing you checked it was almost cooked.

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

Little form factor of the blades are shockingly powerful for sure

@Medic7000 2 ай бұрын

Have you thought about getting a reefmat? I heard great things about it but I don't think it can fit inside a 75 IM sump. :(

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

Never considered added one but they do make the smaller versions that fit inside your filter cups that would work inside the nuvo sump. I’m fine swapping my filter pads by weekly.. takes 2 seconds 🫡

@KentuckyReef 2 ай бұрын

The frags you got locally were under gen5 radions turned to 100%. Also have a couple of AI prime’s for spot lighting at 100%. 12 hour lighting period, 10 hours 100% with 1 hour ramp up and down.

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like you was cookin for sure! Did you ever check your par?

@KentuckyReef 2 ай бұрын

@@CJSAQUARIUMS yes I worked it up to 100%. I have better growth with high par, high flow and heavy feeding along with heavy removal of nutrients.

@DeeFromBrooklyn 2 ай бұрын

How's your tank temperature so far.. had it started rising?

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

Temps are good 👍🏾 I keep my place at 71 and tank at 77

@wesroberts4188 16 күн бұрын

What length are the blades you went with?

@CJSAQUARIUMS 16 күн бұрын

@@wesroberts4188 30”

@fletcherwright7042 2 ай бұрын

Nice too know. I wonder what Westcoast had them cooking in?

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

I’m sure he’s cooking 500+ par but that don’t mean they automatically will like it in my system. Diff flow.. nutrients.. parameters .. bacteria. All corals need acclimation to new environments

@Whitzen 2 ай бұрын

What is your combo between grow and glow? If I went with 3 would i do 2 grow and one glow? Great looking tank btw, I've watched this thing progress from the beginning and its insane.

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

Personally I would go two glow one grow if I had 3. But AI recommends 2 grow 1 glow. I prefer my tank to have more of the violet and UV than the cool whites. So it’s just a personal preference I think ether combo would do fine tho it’s really up to you. Even tho I have 4 blades I still run the glows at a higher intensity for that extra pop.. its really up to you tho and your eyes preference

@Whitzen 2 ай бұрын

@@CJSAQUARIUMS Awesome, thanks for the reply. Goal is the upgrade from the 30 gallon and get the 75 EXT. Following your build as a reference. Keep up the good work brotha!

@Whitzen Ай бұрын

To follow up on this question. I have the option to buy a used 30 inch GLOW and a 30 inch GROW. Just two lights but would this be enough for the 75?

@CJSAQUARIUMS Ай бұрын

@@Whitzen no u need a 3rd since they not same color won’t look right

@Whitzen Ай бұрын

@@CJSAQUARIUMS ahhhh makes sense. Thanks CJ!

@VAMJJ 2 ай бұрын

You probably only needed two of the lights -

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

3 for color blending is best. Only 2 would force you to pick between two glows or two grows. I feel blades are best with combo of both

@MACNTOSFAM 2 ай бұрын

hey cj. i should mention mok-yi aka inappropriate reefer had this high par/ intensity issue on the AI blades last year sometime. go check out his video. some of his sps didn’t survive due to the “light shock.” this tells me that AI makes some really good lights without sacrificing high intensity for mixed reef. any heat issues?

@CJSAQUARIUMS 2 ай бұрын

I’ll have to look up his video. No heat issues at all they been under the canopy for months. They do a great job handling the heat from the LEDs

@rubenespinosa1685 2 ай бұрын

Jesus it was high but if no damage was done in all the time you ran your system they should recover , in my opinion Apex should include a par meter install on there apex for what they charge for it lol , but turn em down should be good