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Old 09-27-2009, 07:58 PM   #1
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lighting hours


about how many hours should i have 65w light on for 28 gallon tank which the tank has to 2 corals which are a tree coral and a frogspawn coral
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Old 09-28-2009, 12:23 PM   #2
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If you just have the one bulb you might try starting at around 8 - 9 hrs/day, then increase weekly for about .5 hr/week and see how the corals respond. You probably don't want to go over 11 hours, max.
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