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| 8hrs |
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18 | 15.13% |
| 10hrs |
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44 | 36.97% |
| 12hrs |
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35 | 29.41% |
| longer |
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14 | 11.76% |
| shorter |
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8 | 6.72% |
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Just curious how long people keep there lights on for including dawn an dusk
but to exclude moonlights?
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http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=79198
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=72302
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I actually run a 9.5 hr cycle.
4pm- dawn cycle 5pm - full lights 1030-130 - dusk It is supposed to start at 3pm and off at 1230am, but too lazy to change my timers to DST. I love the dawn and dusk cycle... Colors just pop.
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Tanks road runner
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With the new LEDs, I will probably be extending my photoperiod to over 12 hours altogether.
When I set up a different timer for the blues, it will be 15 hours of blues (8x10w @100%) and 12 hours of whites (12x10000k, 3x20000k & 3x6500k @ 70%). So an hour & a half of dawn & dusk effect each.
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8hrs daylight only plus a couple for actinics
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14 hrs.
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15hrs total DIY LED
1.5 hrs dawn and 1 hrs dusk |
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I have halides and no chiller, so winter is 12 hours, summer 8. It slowly changes throughout the year to get there.
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