Actinic light schedules, overlap daylights???

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  1. Otty

    Otty Giant Squid

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    What timing schedule should I set my lights at?? Currently I have the daylights on for 10 hours then they go off and the actinic come on for 1 hour followed by the lunar light for 12 hours and back to actinic for 1 hour before daylights start again for a 24 hour cycle. Should they overlap and have daylights and actinic on for a period or switch between them.
     
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  2. Jason McKenzie

    Jason McKenzie Super Moderator

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    I run my daylight (MH 10K) for 10 hours and my actinic for 12 hours.

    So my actinics are on the entire time my MH are on

    J
     
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  3. Diver_1298

    Diver_1298 Eyelash Blennie

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    +2 Actinics are on the for 12 and MH's on for 9

    Jim
     
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    m_lacom99 Stylophora

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    +3 Actinics for 11 hours ans 10K 9 hours overlapping

    Marc.
     
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  5. Otty

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    Wow! My information I have been getting here at work from some people seems to suck. lol Guess I should talk to you experts before I believe people around here. I was never told that you run them both at the same time.

    I bet the local power company loves you guys.
     
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