Element questions from a beginner

I need a little information on the element.

I'm setting up 12 LED lights (4 colorsource pars and 7 PLCYC cyc lights)

Very simple setup of each light on a separate channel. Then taking channels and grouping them into sub masters of different colors. Four colors for each type of light.

1.  On the pars, I put the color I wanted on the sub without any intensity. (Because at first when I faded the sub up it would go through the different colors of the LED if faded up slow). Then, I put those same channels on a sub with no color (RGB) PROBLEM IS: 100% has the lights out but as soon as I bring that sub down to 99% or less the lights pop on white and (of course the lower I fade, the lights dim down) As long as it is 100% things work ok.
Is there a way to just have this intensity sub at 100%, run a  color sub up and works as i want it to fade in that color. (The cycs don't seem to do this but they have 15-16 parameters as apposed to 4 parameters on the pars).

2.  On my tombstones the 4 pars have 2 plus signs. On the 7 cycs there is only 1 plus sign. What is this????? LOL.

I know these are basic things but I have been hunting the internet and have understood so much more than I started with when I was thrown into this console. I'm just use to the Impression 2  board and no LEDS. I'm trying to learn as much as I can in a short amount of time as I need to know now AND it will come in handy later. And will continue to search as I go. LOL

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