Things to watch for when changing lighting?

[Son Of Skyline]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

Mason, going to Iwasakis from Radiums will likely require some adjustment. Either raise the lights and slowly lower them, or provide layered screening that you can remove slowly (over a week should be enough).
Your BTA will also likely object and hide for a little while, so watch out for unwanted migration into pumps, etc.

Thanks Brad. Didn't realize the effect it might have on the btas. I'll watch out for them.

I can't move the bulbs up or down so I'll probably try to rig up some screening over the bulbs. Would simply reducing the photoperiod have the same effect?


Namscam, actually going to 250w Iwasakis from 400w Radiums in an increase in lighting. Although the Radiums use high wattage, they're actually not as bright as the 6500k Iwasaki