I asked this of Eric Bourneman and he suggested running the lights for 2 hours then turn them off for an hour, then running them 2 hours again throughout the entire
photoperiod. As the weeks go on simply cut the off time down.
His reasoning is that photosysnthesis doesn't ramp up until 2 hours so cutting it off after that amount of time stops that process.
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Originally Posted by veriann im still undecieded about that one rob, because if a coral has been used to less intense light say from a deminishing bulb, even with a timer, i would have thought that an intense wave lenght bursts would still cause a shock! its obvious it works for you which is a very good thing. i dont think it matters whether its diffuser panels, the light height itself, or incrimental jumps in lighting time, its going to vary from species to species, and if acclimation needs modifing to suit the subject, go for it!
theirs just one problem with adjusting the height of the lights, if its the only one u have for the tank, the others are going to get the same treatment as the one your trying introduce |
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