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    Blackbox lights control & dimming?

    I purchased 2 300w MarsAqua blackbox lights. They have a dimming know for blue & white. I'll be modifying them for 0 - 10v dimming to use with the Apex

    I'm trying to figure out how to program them.

    I see brand name configurations on the web for example Kessil have a dedicated setup page where you can adjust the color channel.

    How can I accomplish a similar setup with control of the blue & white channel the way the brand name lights do it?

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    Just use the wizard to draw out the intensities for each channel to your liking. The actual intensities will vary with your preferences. I personally do a 1 hour ramp on blue and 3 hour ramp on white to get a nice effect with my lights. I also keep blues at their minimum turn on intensity for all times of the day I would be awake for outside tank daylight hours and shut them off completely in the middle of the night.

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    zombie,
    Thank you, can I adjust each channel on the same page?

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    No. They are seperate ports. You can show them both on the same screen using the compare feature.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zombie View Post
    No. They are seperate ports. You can show them both on the same screen using the compare feature.

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    How can I use or make a screen like this but with 2 channel's?

    http://www.worldwidereefshop.com/hom...ing-Wizard.png

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    That is only for radions. You make the "color" That you want by the relative intensity of blue vs white.

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    Yes, I know its for radions. But it there a way to have the selection for blue & white LEDs like the posted picture?

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    No. You make two seperate graphs for each blue and white. No way around it.

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