Light schedule

[altezza]

How do you configure to lights to go on and off, which bulbs needs to go on and what bulbs need to go off at a certain time?

 

i have the following can anybody recommend a setting for me?

 

ATI Blue Plus

UVL Super Actinic

UVL Aquasun

ATI Aquablue

UVL Actinic White

ATI Blue Plus

 

Thanks

[dhoch]

depends on how many independant switches you have...

 

for my tank I have the following:

 

Bank 1:

UV Super actinic VHO

Geisman ATI actinci plus

 

Bank 2:

Geisman Actinic plus

Geisman Blue plus (the 10K bulb) x 2

 

Bank 3:

Geisman Blue Plus

Geisman Actinic plus

GE 6500 K

 

Bank 1 comes on first for ~2 hours

Bank 2 comes on 2nd (bank 1 is still on) for ~2.5 hours

Bank 3 comes on 3rd for ~2.5 (bank 1and 2 are on)

Bank 3 shuts off leaving bank 1 and 2 on for 2.5 hours

Bank 2 shuts off leaving bank 1 on for 2 hours

 

~11.5 hours of light and gives a similar to daylight experience for the corals...

 

Dave

[rsaavedra]

I have back to front:

 

1 AquaBlue+

1 Pure Actinic

1 Midday Sun

1 Actinic+

1 AquaBlue+

 

 

My photo period starts at 12pm and finishes at 11pm

 

12pm On - 11pm Off - 1 Pure Actinic + 1 Actinic+

1pm On - 10pm Off - 1 AquaBlue+ + 1 AquaBlue+

3pm On - 8pm Off - 1 Midday Sun

 

 

These are 54W TEK T5 Retro's with Geissman Bulbs.

 

 

Raf

Edited October 21, 2006 by rsaavedra

[flowerseller]

I have 280w of 03 which comes on at 8:30a and off at 11:30p

3 metal halides 250w 10K that come on and off in 1/2 hr stages starting at 11:00a and the last off at 11:00p.

 

If I get up early and want to, I turn em all on at once.

[Charlie97L]

I have 280w of 03 which comes on at 8:30a and off at 11:30p

3 metal halides 250w 10K that come on and off in 1/2 hr stages starting at 11:00a and the last off at 11:00p.

 

If I get up early and want to, I turn em all on at once.

 

chip, that's interesting... could you describe a little more the process? they don't all turn on and off all day do they?

[flowerseller]

 

chip, that's interesting... could you describe a little more the process? they don't all turn on and off all day do they?

The 03's come on at 8:30a.

The halides start coming on at 11:00a and then every 1/2hr till all three are on at 12:00p

Then the halides start going off at 10:00p and every 1/2hr one goes off with the last one going off at 11:00p.

The 03's go off at 11:30p.

 

If I get up early and want to, I turn em all on at once.

If I stay up later, I turn em back on if I want to.

 

I know we all get caught up this this realist time stuff but,

I have my tank and lights because I want to see them when I want to see them.

None of them have ever complained either.

[altezza]

Thanks for the advice guys.