Help with acclimation plan for T5

Lucidbeam · Aug 19, 2019

Getting ready to add some 54W dimmable T5s to my tank. I know I have to run the T5 at full power for 50 hours, so I can't ramp them. My question is what is a good light acclimation period/plan?

Tank is 16H x 48L x 24D
Running 2 Kessil 360W-E (11 inches from water)
Power starts ramping up at 14:50 – 16:55 to 83%
Power starts ramping down at 21:59 – 23:59 10%
Color starts ramping up at 15:00 – 17:00 to 50%
Color starts ramping down at 21:49 – 23:59 to 0%

Here is my home made stand for the T5s and Kessil.

CheckeredPants · Aug 19, 2019

Following. I’m new to T5 lighting and going to be installing them over my new build.

dwest · Aug 19, 2019

Lucidbeam said:
Getting ready to add some 54W dimmable T5s to my tank. I know I have to run the T5 at full power for 50 hours, so I can't ramp them. My question is what is a good light acclimation period/plan?

Tank is 16H x 48L x 24D
Running 2 Kessil 360W-E (11 inches from water)
Power starts ramping up at 14:50 – 16:55 to 83%
Power starts ramping down at 21:59 – 23:59 10%
Color starts ramping up at 15:00 – 17:00 to 50%
Color starts ramping down at 21:49 – 23:59 to 0%

Here is my home made stand for the T5s and Kessil.

When I added t5’s to my existing kessils, I just used a timer to start with a 30 minute photoperiod. I added 30 minutes every couple of weeks to get up to 8 hours. I know I went slow, but it worked well.