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Old 07-29-2011, 06:55 PM
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dimmable LED, reefkeeper elite with ALC and lunar similation pods

blues 11 am to 10 pm
whites 12:30 pm to 8:30 pm
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Old 07-29-2011, 06:55 PM
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I am using 15min tab timers , it is not that hard to configure the time for that, I really dont want to bleach any of LPSs

This is mt tank :



Rose BTA , Green BTA, Elegance , Torch , Hammer , Frogspawn, Zoa, Mushrooms , Ricordia , Lobo ,
Mostly LPS and soft corals .

Current lighting is : 2x 55w 50/50 10,000k T5 + 2 x 18w Actinic T5 = 146W new one is :
New Lighting systems is : 1x 250W DE HQI Bulb 15000K 4x 24W T5 Actinic Blue = 346W!

it is more than double that's why I am really worried about this change

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Old 07-29-2011, 08:55 PM
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You can control the intensity by adjusting height instead of time, put you lights up on blocks and slowly lower it down to your tank. The on/off on the halides are generally not good. Not saying that you're going to break it, just shorten life (the amount for 5 weeks might be so little that it's not worth worrying about)
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