Nano Box Settings : Share your settings for your Storm controller

[netsecpro]

Storm Controller settings BC29:

 

PWM Day

Channel 1 White 120

Channel 2 Blue 140

 

PWM Night

Channel 1 White o

Channel 2 Blue 1

 

Sunrise (auto) 6:20

Sunset (auto) 7:48

Ramp Time 30 minutes

 

I haven't had time to play with the cloud and lightning settings.

[Reefergirl82]

Old nano box fixture refurbished into nano box duo w/ storm controller.

I had Dave build a light about 4 years ago for my fuge on an old tank. I sent it in and he turned it into a duo

 

Thank you Dave!

Sunrise: Auto (PST) White 80, Blue 140
Sunset: Auto (PST) White 0, Blue 1
Ramp time: 90 min

Ramp delay: 45 min
No clouds or lightning

[DaveFason]

I have also been playing with a "super blue" color.

 

180 for blues and 90 for whites. Gives it a nutty color!

 

-Dave

[rolyat113]

I have also been playing with a "super blue" color.

 

180 for blues and 90 for whites. Gives it a nutty color!

 

-Dave

I've kinda changed mine up close to this as well. Pretty sure mine is 185 or 190 blue and 90 white. I just love how it makes the coral "pop". Same with my new snowflake clown.

[netsecpro]

A few tips for people...

 

If you want blue light to be on first

• Set your white channel on a ramp delay
  

If you want a night light without the moonphase or dedicated channel

• Set your night value to 1 on the blue channel
  

If you want clouds to pass by with a blue being the main color

• Set your cloud channel to 1 on the white channel
  

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-Dave

 

As far as the cloud passing by with blue being the main color, what should we set the blue channel to? Thanks!

[D Z]

I have also been playing with a "super blue" color.

 

180 for blues and 90 for whites. Gives it a nutty color!

 

-Dave

Going by what everyone else is saying, my settings would be pretty blue. For some reason, it does not seem that blue to me, but it is what I like so here are my settings:

 

PWM Day Settings: White Channel: 45, Blue Channel: 140

PWM Night Settings: White Channel: 0, Blue Channel 1

Sunrise/Sunset Mode: Manual

Sunrise: 11:00am

Sunset: 10:30pm

Ramp Time: 180 minutes

Ramp delay: 150 minutes for White

Cloud frequenzy: 1

Lightning Frequenzy: 3

 

Here is what it looks like more or less during the ramp time....

 

And here is what it looks like during the day.....

[DaveFason]

As far as the cloud passing by with blue being the main color, what should we set the blue channel to? Thanks!

Leave the blue channel alone. Set the white channel to 1-2 for clouds. This will dim the whites and make it look more blue.

[brad908]

Blue : 105

White : 140

[xiaoxiy]

I have also been playing with a "super blue" color.

 

180 for blues and 90 for whites. Gives it a nutty color!

 

-Dave

I matched up my settings to this too. It's not super-super blue, but boy does it make the corals pop. So far this is my favorite setting, as it enhances how my corals look, but also keeps a great color spectrum for the non-fluorescent coloration on my fish.

 

tldr; these settings make fish and coral look great.

[BigBallin]

What would be some good setting for the ramp delay? Just got my retro all set up

[Dramad1]

Ch1: 125, ch2: 95

Sps is growing like crazy

[shaverto]

Finally got mine today! So exciting.

 

Right now I'm daytime white: 90 blue: 70

Night is white: 0 blue:0 (might Change to 1)

 

Sunrise is 10:30 sunset is 11:59. I feel like this is. Bit long. Will probably change sunrise to noon or later. Ramp time is 180 with a white delay of 90.

 

I have a question about the delay. My understanding is that when my day begins it will go from 0/0 to 90/70 over three hours, except the whites won't turn on and ramp up until 90 minutes into the ramp up period. Am I correct. Because when I use the "sim" mode my whites and blues are both on, on the lowest setting it looks like at 0%. As I work my way to 100% the blues ramp up first then the whites start to ramp along with them later. And as far as ramping down I assume the same happens in reverse.

 

I'm trying to figure out why my white channel would be on at the very beginning and very end of the cycle.

[DaveFason]

I have found that the sim mode can be a little funny at times. If you have the ramp delay set to the white for 90, you are correct. It will start to come on 90 after the first start of sunrise.

 

-D

[shaverto]

So i waited and watched as the cycle started this morning. Just as in the sim mode both the white and blue came on at 10:30, the blues started their 3 hour ramp, and the whites started their ramp up at 12:00 (90 minute delay). Its not a MASSIVE problem, they are correctly ramping, with the correct delay, but instead of the whites being completely off for the first 90 minutes, they are on, at what looks like the lowest setting. My biggest issues is that the same happens in reverse, and as much as the lowest setting isn't very bright, id like it to be all blues for the last part of the cycle at night, currently the whites stay on low for the last 90 minutes.

 

If anyone has any ideas please let me know.

[haggy38]

Hi Dave,

 

I want to buy the nano tide with the controller, but still don't understand how do you connect the controller with the nano light. The nano tide comes with two or three channels?

 

 

Regards,

Gustavo

[jedimasterben]

The controller plugs right into the drivers.

 

All the Nanobox fixtures come with two channels unless you work something else out.

[haggy38]

The controller plugs right into the drivers.

 

All the Nanobox fixtures come with two channels unless you work something else out.

 

Thanks. Still need to know if the controller needs something else, power supply, usb, etc. A couple of pictures will enlighten me before pull the rigger.

 

Regards,

Gustavo

[jedimasterben]

Thanks. Still need to know if the controller needs something else, power supply, usb, etc. A couple of pictures will enlighten me before pull the rigger.

 

Regards,

Gustavo

http://coralux.net/

[ElmoC]

Thanks. Still need to know if the controller needs something else, power supply, usb, etc. A couple of pictures will enlighten me before pull the rigger.

 

Regards,

Gustavo

 

The controller comes with it's own power supply, separate from the power supply for the lights. The light is connected to a box that contains the drivers. You plug the light's power into this box. There is another cable coming from this box that has a plug you connect to the controller. You will need two power plugs for it.

 

This is how it is with my tide at least.

[DaveFason]

Hi Dave,

 

I want to buy the nano tide with the controller, but still don't understand how do you connect the controller with the nano light. The nano tide comes with two or three channels?

 

 

Regards,

Gustavo

Two channel and the unit will have one power supply for LEDs and one for Storm. Hope this helps!

 

-Dave

[haggy38]

Two channel and the unit will have one power supply for LEDs and one for Storm. Hope this helps!

 

-Dave

In resume, the mini tide comes with the box ? Plus the storm controller

 

Mini tide. $ 250 + $50 upgrade + controller $ 65 anything else?

 

Regards,

Gustavo

[jedimasterben]

In resume, the mini tide comes with the box ? Plus the storm controller

 

Mini tide. $ 250 + $50 upgrade + controller $ 65 anything else?

 

Regards,

Gustavo

The $50 on top of the Mini includes the controller and power supply and all.

[DaveFason]

In resume, the mini tide comes with the box ? Plus the storm controller

 

Mini tide. $ 250 + $50 upgrade + controller $ 65 anything else?

 

Regards,

Gustavo

$300 includes the Storm and all. Only other item is shipping. Shoot me a PM so we do not clog the setting thread up.

 

-Dave

[haggy38]

$300 includes the Storm and all. Only other item is shipping. Shoot me a PM so we do not clog the setting thread up.

 

-Dave

 

Thanks guys.

[SerenityReef]

Currently tank is dry-

 

PicO Manta Ray 18 x 18 x 9

Planned Livestock - Shrooms, Ricordia's & Acan's

 

NanoBox Tide (13 LED) - Storm -

 

Channels

1 - Blue

2 - White

 

PWM Day (Testing Purposes)

1 - 40

2 - 25

 

PWM Night

1 - 1

2 - 0

 

Set Sunrise Mode - [Auto]

 

Sunrise Time - 10:32 Auto

 

Sunset Time - 23:35 Auto

 

Sun Rise/Set Ramp Time - 120 minutes

 

Ramp Delay - 30 minutes

1 - 0

2 - 30

 

Cloud Freq = 1

 

Cloud Channels

1 - 2

2 - 0

 

Lightning Freq - 0

 

Moonphase - [On]

 

Lat/Long 16 / -151 (Equates to Bora Bora)

 

GMT Offset -6

 

Temp Display - N/A

 

Fan Control - N/A

 

Daylight Savings - On

 

Debating (but leaning towards) giving the temp probe a shot.