Lighting Schedule (4 bulb T5)

[bellorusha]

Hi, have a simple question. I have curently x2 Actinic and x2 Sun 10000K and lunar lights. How long do I have to turn the lights for?

Right now I have

4.45p.m - 11.45p.m = 2 bulbs
4.00p.m - 10.00p.m = 2 more bulbs.

And I switched the bulbes so I have x1 Actinic and x1 Sun for each power cord. Because I do not like x2 Actinic only light. Can I do this? or I have to have Actinic only 2 hours before the lunar light?

I only have mashrooms now but i just started and will add more corals every week.

Thanks

[bellorusha]

noBODY?

[The Grim Reefer]

What fixture and lamps are you using? You can mix the lamps however you want to get the look you like. I like to run dusk/dawn an hour or 2, then 8 to 10 hours of everything and back to 1 or 2 hours of dusk/dawn but I try to hit them with some light 12 hours a day.

[bellorusha]

Thanks Grim. I use Nova fixture

My question is How many hours a day do I have to keep all 4 bulbs on? is 4-6 hours enoght?

Is aquablues and Actinic different color? I'm think about switching one Sun to aquablue so i'll have

Actinic
1 GE
1 aquablue
Actinic

[The Grim Reefer]

Which actinics are you using? With a GE and ATI Aquablue (Which is way different than actinic, very crisp white color) you can do 4 hours with just shrooms but that will need to be extended once you add higher light critters.

[Ti]

I went for 12hrs a day