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How long do you run your light?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by BigB, Feb 28, 2014.

  1. Feb 28, 2014 #1
    BigB

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    Its friday night and im bored outta my mind, so I figured I would start this thread and ask a simple question and see what the results are.. Heres my schedule..





    My blues turn on at 2pm then my whites come on at 3pm. Whites turn off at 9pm then the blues go off at 10pm. Total of 8 hours.. (the moonlights come on 5 mins before the blues go out at night and back off again just after the blues turn on at 2pm)


    Lets see what you guys run..
     
  2. Feb 28, 2014 #2
    Allen

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    Wish I had options of blue and/or white lol. Lights on at 11am and light switches off at 7pm.
     
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  3. Feb 28, 2014 #3
    mikesams05p71

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    I run a 6 bulb t5....actinic on at noon to 11. Whites on 2 to 8. Moonlights 11 to 3. Dark from 3 am to noon...
     
  4. Mar 1, 2014 #4
    Lee

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    Actinics (VHO) come ON @ 1:15 OFF @ 10:15 (9hr total). Halides come ON @ 2:15 OFF @ 9:30 (7hr 15m total)

     
  5. Mar 1, 2014 #5
    beckerj3 West Des Moines, IA

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    I have a 6 bulb T5 setup. 2 blue bulbs come on at 9:30 am. The other 4 bulbs come on at 10:30. The 4 bulbs turn off at 8:30 pm and the 2 blue bulbs turn off at 9:30 pm. So the 2 blue bulbs are on for a total of 12 hrs and the other 4 bulbs are on for a total of 10 hours.
     
  6. Mar 1, 2014 #6
    jeremy Davenport, IA

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    8 bulb T5. 10 hours blues 7 hours Daylights.
     
  7. Mar 1, 2014 #7
    tharnisch

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    Xr30's start ramping up at 9am. Then the rest of the spectrum starts coming up at 9:30am at 10:35am they reach their peak of 50% intensity. At 8pm. Rest of the spectrum ramps down till at 9pm it's strictly blues and the blues ramp down to off at 11pm
     
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