Originally Posted by
mz3bmx
http:///forum/post/2788504
Hey Blazin2k6 do you still have the 64W Compact Fluorescent System or did you upgrade to the 150W HQI Metal Halide System? I have the 150W HQI Metal Halide System and I'm in the process of getting everything setup so I want to know:
1) When to turn on the white lunar lights and nocturnal blue lunar lights?
2) Do I leave the 14K lamp on 24/7 when I'm cycling and when I start putting fish in my tank?
3) Do I have to turn off the 14K lamp when using either the white lunar or nocturnal blue lights?
4) Hours of operation for each type of light.
None of this info is in the owners manual so help from anybody would be greatly appreciated
I would start out at 12on/12off for your HQI even during cycling.
When the HQI is not on, use th blue lunar lights. If you need to reduce lighting to reduce algae growth then you may eventually go to a 10on/14 off or something like that meaning 10on for the HQI and 14on for the lunar blue, but neither is on at the same time.
I'm not familiar with the use or need for white lunar lights though...