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View Poll Results: What Kind of lighting do you use?
Metal Halides 23 25.84%
T5's 25 28.09%
Light Emitting Diodes (LED) 50 56.18%
Other 2 2.25%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 89. You may not vote on this poll

 
 
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Old 02-21-2013, 10:38 PM
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Another thing to add to LED lore I've discovered is that many of them may need controllers to vary their output.

I've overheard many reefers using 100% light intensity instead of dialing it down to say 30% off the hop...and I wonder if this is contributing to color loss?
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