switching lighting systems

[canadianbudz604]

hey, i have a 10g nano reef with 96w of cfl lighting. The bulb is 7months old and is starting to suck. I bought a odyssea 4x24w t5ho fixture and im wondering how to acclimate all my livestock to the new light?. My tank is full of soft coral and lps. Any help is appreciated

[canadianbudz604]

anyone? How do u do it

[Bblinks]

That's a lot of light for the tank bro. Use a layer or two of egg crate to block off some of the light then remove a layer every week or two.

[gregzz4]

You may also want to start out with the light much higher than your final position and lower it slowly over weeks

[canadianbudz604]

Putting the light higher isnt really an option. Its funny because in an earlier thread some people were telling me that the odyssea light isnt much of an upgrade. Maybe i can use some legs for shelving and keep the lights like 6" above the water? Nail them into the wall and just let the fixture sit on it? so are these lights a huge upgrade?

[acepumping]

i agree, start with the light way higher to the same intensity as your old light, then slowly bring it down every week