Well, I've finally decided to switch out my VHOs to t5. I acquired an 8 bulb tek fixture a while back.
I've got a mixed reef of SPS, LPS and softies. I have a birdsnest, acro valida, a couple monti caps, a digita, and another sps or two I can't think of now. For LPS I've got a kryptonite candy, Frogspawn, a hammer, and a platygyra. I've got a bunch of softies including about 10 kinds of zoas, kenya trees that need a new home, and a few more.
I've also got a green bubble tip anemone.
I currently run my VHOs (3 daylight, 1 actinic) from 10:30am to 10pm. What kind of photo period would you recommend for the new t5 to start?
Eventually I want to end the daylight bulbs at 9:30pm and actinics at 10:30pm. Here's what I'm thinking...
Day 1 - actinics 5pm-10:30pm daylights 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Day 3 - actinics 4:30pm - 10:30pm daylights 5pm - 9:30pm
Day 5 - actinics 4pm - 10:30pm daylights 4:30pm - 9:30pm
I'll keep adding a half hour every other day to both the actinics and daylights until I reach 8 hours with the daylights and 10 hours with the actinics. For what it's worth, I think VHOs aren't as underpowered as people think (but understand t5s are strong). I'm growing two different zoas on the bottom of my tank on the glass, and there is a piece of monti cap on a rock on the very bottom of the tank as well (17" below the surface) with the VHO.
Sooooo....... How does that sound? Would you guys do anything different?
Thanks in advance!
I've got a mixed reef of SPS, LPS and softies. I have a birdsnest, acro valida, a couple monti caps, a digita, and another sps or two I can't think of now. For LPS I've got a kryptonite candy, Frogspawn, a hammer, and a platygyra. I've got a bunch of softies including about 10 kinds of zoas, kenya trees that need a new home, and a few more.
I've also got a green bubble tip anemone.
I currently run my VHOs (3 daylight, 1 actinic) from 10:30am to 10pm. What kind of photo period would you recommend for the new t5 to start?
Eventually I want to end the daylight bulbs at 9:30pm and actinics at 10:30pm. Here's what I'm thinking...
Day 1 - actinics 5pm-10:30pm daylights 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Day 3 - actinics 4:30pm - 10:30pm daylights 5pm - 9:30pm
Day 5 - actinics 4pm - 10:30pm daylights 4:30pm - 9:30pm
I'll keep adding a half hour every other day to both the actinics and daylights until I reach 8 hours with the daylights and 10 hours with the actinics. For what it's worth, I think VHOs aren't as underpowered as people think (but understand t5s are strong). I'm growing two different zoas on the bottom of my tank on the glass, and there is a piece of monti cap on a rock on the very bottom of the tank as well (17" below the surface) with the VHO.
Sooooo....... How does that sound? Would you guys do anything different?
Thanks in advance!
