lighting question

angelgirl

angelgirl

Member
It seems that every time i come to this board I come up with another question. I guess this is what it is all about. This morning I am thinking about lighting, I have a 55 gallon reef that I am re-setting up after along move, across country, I have a compact florescent system with 2 10k and 2 85k actinic bulbs. I start the actinic one hour before the daytime bulbs, which I run for 7 hours then I keep the actinics on for an additional hour. My main question is am I suppose to turn off the actinics while the others are on or run everything. Or does any one have any better ideas.
Thanks
Angelgirl
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
 
mr . salty

mr . salty

Active Member
If anything,you should have the actinics come on a half hour before the daylights come on,and stay on a half hour or so after they go off.This is to simulate sunrise,and sunset.
 
mlm

mlm

Active Member
I run my lights 1 hour actinic, 10 hours all lights and then 1 hour actinic.
 
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