[trick440]

I was keeping my lights on for 12 hours and things seemed just ok.

But because I was going away for the weekend and no doors or AC would be on for heat reasons I thought i would turn it down to just 8 hours a day. And now it seems like all my softies are bigger and they are reaching for the sky. The way the mushrooms have stretched out is kinda neat they have like 1" stalks.

So I was just wondering how long everyone else is leaving thier lights on for?

 

[Raptor]

I leave my pc's on for 10 hrs and my mh on for 5 hrs. I have left on for longer at the beginning but they would shrivel up towards the end so i cut down the time by 2 hrs on each, and they seem much happier. My yuma's are huge compared to when i would leave th lights on longer.

 

[speedstar]

MH only 7 hours

 

[sean]

I just recently lowered a little bit because of a algae bloom, i havent been able to set up my actinics yet so im only running halides.

1st on at 1
2nd on at 2
1st off at 10:30
2nd off at 11

so somewhere between 9 or 10 hours

 

[DLBerlin]

On my 180-- VHO on for 12 hrs MH on for 10 hrs
On my 120-- MH only-on for 12 hrs

All more for my viewing pleasure than anything else!

 

[shermlock]

Actinics - 14 hours
Metal Halide - 10 hours

 

[phishlet]

Main tank:
VHO Actinics on 14 hours
T5 actinic on 12 hours
MH on 10 hours

Grow-out tank:
MH on 12 hours

7 gallon bowfront
PC on 12 hours

 

[Jimbob]

380 watts of VHO (2-actini, 1-actinic white, 1-Aqua-Sun) are on for 11 hours.

 

[reddhaus]

2 - 160 watt VHO actinics -- 13 hrs

3 - 250 watt 10k MH -- 12 hrs

 

[PaintGuru]

20K 250W MH-8 hours (basically my actinics)

10K 400W MH-3.5 hours


I may even cut it down some more.

 

[rjwilson37]

Actinics on for 12.5 Hours and Suns on for 10.5 hours.

 

[Kelly]

Coral life pc's. Actinics are on for 12 hours the 10,000k's are on for 10 hours.