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  1. 12-10-2009, 09:09 AM #1
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    How long do you light your tank? How many hours of light per day do you run?
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  2. 12-10-2009, 09:59 AM #2
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    I run my halides for 7.5 hours, and my actinics for 14 hours a day.
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    dont have any actinics, run ati blue plus 20k for 10hrs, about 8 hrs full lighting
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    I run my MH for about 7 hours, it was 8 but to save a little extra cash I moved it down to 7.
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    My halide runs for 7 hrs
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