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Old 11-03-2007, 07:23 AM
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Hmm yeah hard to say how much the impact will be. Potential things that could happen are an algae or cyano bloom (temporary - it would settle out), increased heat, and of course light shock.

Two ways to help soften the transition: 1) Keep your photoperiod the same, but cycle your lights on half hour intervals (30 minutes on/30 minutes off). After a couple days, make it 45 minutes on, 15 off; and a couple of days after that you can get rid of the off cycles.

2) Another alternative is layer sheets of eggcrate, and pull off one layer every couple of days.
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