ATI 6 BULB FIXTURE

[ajhudson15]

I currently have the dimmable 6 bulb T5 fixture and was looking for some opinions. I currently run 2 Blue plus from dusk to dawn and then the other 4 bulbs come on around noon. Im thinking about switching the bulb combo so that I have the 4 bulbs on in the morning and night and then the other 2 during the day. So I would have 3 blue plus and 1 actinic on from dusk to dawn and then one coral plus and one purple plus on doing the day period.

Would 4 bulbs be to much to have on during the morning and night?

 

[Daniel Waters]

I currently have the dimmable 6 bulb T5 fixture and was looking for some opinions. I currently run 2 Blue plus from dusk to dawn and then the other 4 bulbs come on around noon. Im thinking about switching the bulb combo so that I have the 4 bulbs on in the morning and night and then the other 2 during the day. So I would have 3 blue plus and 1 actinic on from dusk to dawn and then one coral plus and one purple plus on doing the day period.

Would 4 bulbs be to much to have on during the morning and night?

No, should not be an issue. It's hard to overdo it when using T5 lighting.

 

[Dana Riddle]

Probably not. But it depends upon many factors such as lamp wattage, geometry of reflector, height of luminaire above the water, depth of tank, and last but not least - light tolerance of the corals. But again, unless circumstances are extraordinary - probably not.

 

[jda]

You could have all six on for 10-11 hours and it would be OK.