Lighting schedule for t5 hybrid

[salty_dawg]

Always run my led 10am-10pm with sunrise and set . Just got a hybrid t5 should I have my t5 kick on at 11 and go off at 9 ? Or should I run it for a shorter period?

 

[Timfish]

If the PAR levels are similar I'd leave them.

 

[salty_dawg]

If the PAR levels are similar I'd leave them.

Can you explain? I have a t5 hybrid led and t5 together with t5 on its a lot more par than just my 2 ai primes by themselves

 

[Timfish]

I would use PAR levels to decide how much to change lighting schedule when changing light fixtures. If the PAR for new and old fixtures are close 10% -15% I'd leave the light schedule the same. If the newer fisxture is significantly brighter then I'd start with a much shorter schedule and adjust it longer over several months depending on how the corals are acclimating.

 

[salty_dawg]

I would use PAR levels to decide how much to change lighting schedule when changing light fixtures. If the PAR for new and old fixtures are close 10% -15% I'd leave the light schedule the same. If the newer fisxture is significantly brighter then I'd start with a much shorter schedule and adjust it longer over several months depending on how the corals are acclimating.

Don’t have a par meter but the tank is blanketed in light now I’m gonna run it 4.5 hrs first with led on same schedule

 

[MelancholyBlenny]

If you don't have a par meter i would just start slow. If it was me doing it without a par meter I would do it one of 2 ways:

1) leave the LEDs as is and have the t5s come on and run 1/2 hour during peak hours everyday adjusting this up a 1/2 hour every week until i got them where i wanted them (you can do this faster if you want but i try not to rush anything in reefing)

2) Turn the LEDs down 1/2 the intensity they are at now and run the t5s for the full peak hours and run a acclimation on the leds for a couple months time to bring them back up to where they are at now.

Obviously observing the corals during all of this and adjusting slower or faster as well.

 

[salty_dawg]

I’m not really worried about acclimating just wondering about a schedule really

 

[MelancholyBlenny]

I’m not really worried about acclimating just wondering about a schedule really

Ahh, if they are the non dimmable ones i would run them during the entire led peak hours

 

[ggNoRe]

Most people with hybrid lighting run leds for 10-12hrs with a ramp up and ramp down and the their T5s for 4-8hrs from what I've seen.

 

[salty_dawg]

Most people with hybrid lighting run leds for 10-12hrs with a ramp up and ramp down and the their T5s for 4-8hrs from what I've seen.

I’m gonna run them for 5 see what happens

 

[Totlxtc]

I run my LED's from 7am to 9pm and ramp up an hour. My T5's run from 10am to 6pm.

 

[salty_dawg]

I run my LED's from 7am to 9pm and ramp up an hour. My T5's run from 10am to 6pm.

What bulb combo?

 

[Rp8]

I run my LEDS 9-9. T5s 11-6

 

[salty_dawg]

I run my LEDS 9-9. T5s 11-6

What bulb combo are you running ?

 

[Totlxtc]

I run two ATI Blue Plus and two ATI Coral Plus. LED's are two Prime 16HD and a Hydra 32.

 

[salty_dawg]

I run two ATI Blue Plus and two ATI Coral Plus. LED's are two Prime 16HD and a Hydra 32.

I bought my fixture from someone it came with 2 geisemann bulbs that seem to be pretty white and I added 2 b+ . They’re out of c+ on brs . I’m also running 2 ai prime with brs ab+ spectrum

 

[salty_dawg]

I run two ATI Blue Plus and two ATI Coral Plus. LED's are two Prime 16HD and a Hydra 32.

How long have you been running this set up and do you have any pics ?

 

[Rp8]

What bulb combo are you running ?

2 coral plus
1 actinic
1purple plus

 

[salty_dawg]

2 coral plus
1 actinic
1purple plus

Any pictures?

 

[Totlxtc]