Neptunes aquariums3/8/2023 ![]() ![]() I have Radion XR30 Pro’s which can be tuned for different spectrums and intensities. If Moon 000/-060 Then ON - Turn on at moonrise, and off 60 minutes before moonset by using a negative number.ĭepending on what kind of lights you have, you can either configure them for dim cool white light to simulate the moon, or install dedicated moon lights in addition to your primary lights. If Moon 030/000 Then ON - Turn on 30 minutes after moonrise, and off at moonset. If Moon 000/000 Then ON - Turn on at moonrise, and off at moonset. The two parameters specify how many minutes to wait after (or how much earlier) the moon rises, or sets. To use the lunar schedule in your programming, the If Moon command is used: You can now exit the Apex.Local console and return to your Fusion dashboard. You can only access the lunar schedule from the local Apex console rather than Fusion:Ĭlick the Apex menu at the top, then click Misc. To get started, the Apex lunar schedule needs to be configured to correspond with the date of the new moon each month. And this wasn’t any ordinary new moon…It was during a total solar eclipse, and Cairns was directly in the path of totality! So while we didn’t see any coral spawning, we did see a solar eclipse!) What we didn’t know until we arrived was that she got the date wrong, and we actually booked our vacation during the new moon, not the full moon. ![]() We just thought Cairns, Australia was really popular at that time of year. We had a hard time finding any hotel vacancies and there were no rental cars available anywhere. She researched it and planned our trip to coincide with the full moon in November 2012. ![]() ( funny side story: My wife wanted to see coral spawning when we went to Australia. Since many types of coral in the wild are known to spawn during the full moon, it can be fun to simulate moon lighting on your tank that follows the 29.5 day cycle of the moon. The Apex has built-in schedules for lunar cycles. Photos, images, and diagrams included in this article below are all courtesy of the author, ©2019, All Rights Reserved.įor the last instalment in my Apex tutorial series, I wanted to cover something that’s not mentioned very often. Today's article is #8 and is the conclusion of the series. The article is reprinted with permission from the author.īecause this topic will be of great interest to some readers but no interest to others who have not automated their systems, R2R has been running these articles once per week. This article and several future ones by the same author were originally part of several presentations made to a local aquarium club on programming your Neptune Apex Controller. Part 8 Lunar Schedule and Lighting Profiles (Conclusion) Here is a quick Table of Contents for all the articles: These articles were badly needed and have been happily received by the Reef2Reef readership. Reef2Reef is extremely grateful to for sharing his expertise with us. ![]()
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