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Old 12-29-2008, 03:09 PM
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What if your going from 10000 to 20000 should I acclimate my sps corals.
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Old 12-29-2008, 05:40 PM
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thx guys ill just run arond 5 or 6 hours for a photo period for a bit instead
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Old 12-29-2008, 08:08 PM
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What if your going from 10000 to 20000 should I acclimate my sps corals.
easiest way is to lower the photo period and then gradually increase the period back up to the original amount. As mentioned earlier in this post if the bulbs being replaced are really old then the photo period should be reduced even more to compensate for the new bulbs.
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