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06/13/2009, 06:33 PM | #1 |
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do you turn on the actinic lights with the mh at the same time ?
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06/13/2009, 07:49 PM | #2 |
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I run actinics for an hour before the halides come on, and turn them off an hour after the halides turn off.
This produces a more natural dawn and dusk effect in the tank, plus I get to look at the corals under actinics every night before bedtime.
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06/13/2009, 08:16 PM | #3 |
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I also turn them on first and leave them on after the MH go off. I have them on for several hours before the MH & several hours after.
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06/13/2009, 09:39 PM | #4 |
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thanks for the valuable advices.....
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It also makes the feeders come out on a lot of corals and I can spot feed them with the actinics on before tank goes dark
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06/13/2009, 10:57 PM | #6 |
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I have mine on, but they turn off once the halides come on. When the halides are about to turn off, the t5s come back on for a few hours.
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06/14/2009, 12:57 AM | #7 |
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i am using t5 - aquablue special and blue plus - should i turn them off when the mh is on ?
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06/14/2009, 02:06 AM | #8 |
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I have mine on for an hour before and after the MHs also. I also stagger three MH lights for six hours each over a 10 hour period.
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06/14/2009, 07:40 AM | #9 |
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actinic for 1 hour before and after MH
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06/14/2009, 09:55 AM | #10 |
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moonlights, actinics, metal halides, in that order. Reversing at night, in 1/2 hour increments. Also turn actinics off for several hours in the middle of the day.
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great! thanks
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