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Old 02-23-2004, 06:54 PM
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Default Turn up the lights!
At long last I am getting prepared to install the new MH over my tank which is currently running under 3 x NOs. I've a 72 bowfront that will have 2 x 250W DE pendents and 2 x T5 actinics.

What would be an acceptable ramp up schedule to avoid shocking my system?

I was thinking of putting the Actinics on 14hrs/day and starting 6hrs/d with the MH increasing 1hr/d over the course of a week to 12hrs/d.

At the end of the week I would have the actinics on for an hour then the MH and actinics for 12 hrs and then the actinics for one more hour.

Is this too ambitious?

Jim
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