Led to ati coral acclimation
Hello
As above says I've move from leds to full ati t5. I was currently running a 300w Viraspectra LED unit running 40% blue and 1% white. I am now running an Ati T5 6 x 39w unit at 12inch above tank but I don't want to bleach anything as the T5 seems to pax more of a punch or is there nothing to worry about? Thanks |
I would not worry but start out at 4 hours if you want and increase that over a week or 2 to 8 hours..
40% blue/1% white??.. No wonder you thought t5 was so white... |
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Yep. Seems to usually be the initial reaction most have when making the switch. I agree. I wouldn’t worry too much. I saw zero negative effect when switching from black boxes to an ati sunpower. Started with a 6 hour total photoperiod. Increased gradually to 12 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
I swapped my 300watt LED for 6x39w t5 @ 6500k no coral issues. That said, since you only ran 1% white, keep a close eye on it for the first couple days and adjust height/time as needed.
Cheers! Mark |
Is 12" above my tank to high?
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But you also didn't tell us the size of your tank in this post so we don't know if its 12" deep or 30",etc... I run my ATI T5 about 8" off the water |
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12" is probably fine... could it be closer.. Yes..
As you are concerned about acclimation start at 12 now and move down lower in a few weeks/month and see how it goes.. Adapt..adjust as needed |
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My t-5's are 7" AWL
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These are brand new bulbs, what is meant by a burn in period?
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Thanks.
So do you think it would be better to keep raised to the 12" and run between 4-6 hours why the bulbs burn in, and after the 50 hours start lowering them to around 8" above the water line and increase the lighting period to 8 hours? What do you guys do, I have no experience with T5? Thanks |
Is your T5 dimmable? Burn in is only a thing for dimmable fixtures..
And sure that plan sounds fine.. You don't need "experience" with T5... Its just a light.. Don't over think it here.. Its far easier than LED.. Its either on.. Or its off.. 8-12 hours a day and corals grow.. ;) |
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Not not dimmable, but i read it can give out twice the par before the bulbs are burnt in? How do you change your bulbs, all at once or staggered? |
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I also have a dimmable ATI fixture and I don't burn them in.. I'm a rebel and run by my own rules.. :dance: |
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B+ B+ C+ B+ B+ B+ Don't over think it.. There is no right answer and no wrong answer either in that case.. |
Not sure if I've made the right move switching over to full T5.
Colours seem to be paling out I'm now running the fixture for 5 hours day 8" over my tank. 5 blue+ and 1 purple + I'm just worried I've made a mistake. |
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I run both LED and ATI T5 HOs. I run a pair of ATI Coral +, and 2 strips of 450nm blue, and one strip of 423/445/465/12k mix. Works very well. |
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