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What is your light schedule like?

Phyl

Phyl

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Officer Emeritus
10 (depending on the brand/par) are better for growth, 14s better for color. The ultimate are the 6500s but only Merv can tolerate that much yellow over his tank ;D
 
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danthemanj

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12:00pm Exhaust fan on
12:30pm Canopy fan on
1:00pm T5 actinics on
2:00pm MH1 on
2:30pm MH2 on
3:00pm MH3 on
4:00pm MH1 off
4:30pm MH2 off & MH1 on
5:00pm MH3 off & MH2 on
5:30pm MH3 on
6:30pm MH1 off
7:00pm MH2 off & MH1 on
7:30pm MH3 off & MH2 on
8:00pm MH3 on
9:00pm MH1 off
9:30pm MH2 off
10:00pm MH3 off
11:00pm T5 actinics off
11:30pm Canopy fan off
12:00am Exhaust fan off

All MH bulbs are 20k.

Moonlights on 24/7 simulating the lunar cycle
 
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Phyl said:
10 (depending on the brand/par) are better for growth, 14s better for color. The ultimate are the 6500s but only Merv can tolerate that much yellow over his tank ;D
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yeesh. i look at old pics now and wonder how I did it. I still have the bulbs though. Maybe I'll tease the corals into thinking they lost their ozone layer tonight :)
 
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Dabooth

Since I get up late and stay up late my hours for my tank are

monday - thursday Lights on 1 PM off 1 AM ( 2 65 watt attinics and 1 150 watt 20k MH ) moonlights on when lights are off
friday - sunday Lights on 4 PM off 4AM ( same lights ) moonlights are only on when lights are off

I was thinking of changing the cycle of the MH to only 8 hours a day , see how that works and leave the other 2 65 watts on for 12 .
 
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