Does any 1 know anything about solar ?

         I need help with my solar set up so straight to the point. I have a 12v 35 amp battery and a 12v 30 watt solar panel. Solar Panel spec's: Maximum power voltage ( Vpm) : 17.5v ; Maximum Power Current: 1.68A  Open circuit voltage ( Voc ) : 21.95V.

          So how do i charge it ? I have read that 12v battery should not be charged over 12.7 so i set the controller to dump once that voltage was reached. I left it like that for a couple of days but it seemed that nothing was happening (battery seemed to get almost nothing) so i checked battery spec's: (Chemistry Lead Acid) (Voltage 12V) (Capacity 35AH) (Cell(s)6) (Max Discharge Current 525A(5s) (Charge Procedure Max Charge Current: 10.5A) (Charge Voltage:14.4 to 15.0V) (Stand By Voltage: 13.5 to 13.8V) (Cycle Use 100% depth discharge 200 times 80% depthdischarge 225 times 50% depth discharge 500  times)

        so do I wait until the voltmeter reads 14.4 from a 12.2 battery for fully charged or once I get a reading of 12.7 it's done or does it have to be maintained at 12.7 the whole time it's charging. After I read the spec's I thought that maybe I should make it dump at 13.5-14.4V Instead of 12.7 but I was not sure. I wanted to know if I wait until the voltmeter reads up to 14.4 from 12.2 for the battery to be fully charged or is it once it reads 12.7 it's fully charged. So should i make it dump at this load or does it have to maintained at 12.7V.... I Really Need Help... I want to know how to do things right sorry if it's long but I don't want to kill my battery....... I NEED HELP>>>>

Not really related to my question.... 

I read that for a 12v battery to be fully charged it must be taken to around 14V then held at 13V. so does that mean that i have to wait until i get a 14V reading off the battery >? then shut off the controller when 14v are reached?

google it?

already did, why do you think i'm asking here. If you read what i wrote you will find in there "i have read" meaning i googled it, searched the internet with no answer.... 

I found the charging protocols for my lead acids via google. 

Easy.

well then may i bother you to help me then. What i found was my battery spec's: Charge voltage is 14.4-15.0V, Stand by (V) is 13.5-13.8 but i have no idea what this means. Does this mean that that the battery is fully charged when i get a 14V reading on the battery  with a voltmeter or does this mean that the charge (V) must equal 14v

What i understand is that, when i get a reading of 12.3v on my battery with a voltmeter, I start charging it until i get a reading of 13.5-14V with voltmeter. but i have also read that batteries should not be charged passed 12.7 that is what confuses me. I am completely new to this so that is why i do not understand many things. I just want to verify as to not damage the battery. 

since you seem to know more could you explain..

Does this help?

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_the_lead_acid_battery

Apply a 14V voltage to charge. Then keep it at 13.5 to keep it charged I guess.

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_the_lead_acid_battery

http://www.evdl.org/pages/hartcharge.html

In my opinion it charges only between 14.1 and 14.4 volt.

I don't know where you read the nonsense about 12.7V, but that's what it is:  nonsense.  Most alternators keep machinery batteries at 14.4.-14.7.

What are you using direct current for, anyway?

You can put the charging voltage to 15v the first days in use to get the battery fully charged. No risk of overcharging as this is the maximum alloved charge voltage and the panels maximum current will be less than a quarter of the maximum allowed. Lead batteries last longer when fully charged. Later you can reduce the charging voltage if you don't use much of the battery's capacity, but not less than 14.4 volts which is the lowest voltage posible to get the battery fully charged.

Btw standby voltage is when the battery is fully charged and the charger are disconnected. Not a parameter that will be useful in your situation as the charger will always be connected.

Right now it's just small stuff like a florecent lamp, radio, anything won't drain the battery to fast, it is just a 35 amp battery.

Ohh, is that what it means.... Are you sure...?

He's sure. You've got the right battery. You shouldn't have any problems.