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| View Poll Results: How long is your photoperiod? | |||
| 4 hours or less |
   
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1 | 0.62% |
| 5 hours |
  
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3 | 1.85% |
| 6 hours |
  
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19 | 11.73% |
| 7 hours |
  
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14 | 8.64% |
| 8 hours |
  
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22 | 13.58% |
| 9 hours |
  
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17 | 10.49% |
| 10 hours |
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26 | 16.05% |
| 11 hours |
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6 | 3.70% |
| 12 hours |
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39 | 24.07% |
| 13 hours |
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6 | 3.70% |
| 14 hours or more! |
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9 | 5.56% |
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04-18-2009, 10:26 AM
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I have mine on 12hrs a day, and I am having brown corals, I dont think its bright enough.
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04-19-2009, 03:27 AM
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04-23-2009, 06:35 PM
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1. Tank Depth - 20"
2. Light type/wattage/height from water - 2x250 Ushio 14K DE MH w/ 2x54W Supplementals, 6" above water 3. Reflectors - Lumenmax 3 for MH and TEK2 Retrofit for T5s 4. What coral do you grow? 80% SPS 20% Zoas/Torch/Clams 5. Do you run carbon or anything else to 'clear' the water? Carbon & Rowaphos I vote 7 hours, but my schedule isn't the same every day of the week.. MH - Ushio 14K : 3pm-10pm Mon-Fri MH - Ushio 14K : 5pm-11pm Sat-Sun T5's - Gmann Actinic+/True Actinic : 2pm-12am Mon-Fri T5's - Gmann Actinic+/True Actinic : 4pm-12am Sat-Sun
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