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09-28-2003, 03:39 PM
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How long do you run your Microwave Halids a day
The title asks it all
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09-28-2003, 03:59 PM
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I think most people with MH and VHO or PC tend to run the MH about 8-9 hrs a day and let the others start before and run on after for a lighting period of about 12 hrs.
On my VHO only the actinics come on an hour before the day lights and go off an hour before the actinics, so the actinic runs 12 the day lights run 10, when I add MH they will come on an hour after the daylight( the first one) then the second will come on an hour after that, with the timers set to give 8 hrs per MH bulb 
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09-28-2003, 04:56 PM
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TRT Staff The Mominator
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Microwave Halides! No wonder so many people have trouble with tank temps. 
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09-28-2003, 06:41 PM
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Big Fishy
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Ditto on what doug said
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09-28-2003, 06:45 PM
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That Biker Looking Guy
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Good answer Doug
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09-28-2003, 06:45 PM
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Super Moderator
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Quote:
Originally posted by Alice
Microwave Halides! No wonder so many people have trouble with tank temps.
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You have to set them on defrost, not cook
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09-28-2003, 06:50 PM
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Nothing to See Here
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Well that is almost exactly what I have them set at.
But I have noticed an increase in green algea and thought that I might be keeping them on a little long. 8hrs
But I've only had the MH running for a week now tank must need a little time to adjust.
Thanks for the info.
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09-28-2003, 07:03 PM
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The Border Collie Mod
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mafiaman
But I have noticed an increase in green algea
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Do you have a good clean up crew in there? It's better to stay ahead of it.
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09-28-2003, 07:17 PM
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Nothing to See Here
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Location: Loganville Ga.
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Good question Spanky
135g 30g in sump
8 mexican turbos
30-40 smaller snails turbos and such
One Large green brittle star
one large blue star
10-12 small brittle stars
50-75 tiny hermits
one lown mower blennie
4 cleaner shrimp
2 pepermint shrimp
Your the clean up man you tell me..
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09-28-2003, 07:21 PM
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Stress Monger
Join Date: Jan 2002
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Do you have any corals yet and did you slowly ramp up the time on the MH so the corals would get used/acclimated to the new light?
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09-28-2003, 07:30 PM
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Nothing to See Here
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Location: Loganville Ga.
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small amount of corals
1 cotlt 6"tall
green shroons softball sized rock
pogoda cup 7" tall
2 clams
6 fish ( still small 1.5 inch or so )
As far as ramping up, Just over 3 days but they all have good color and look fat and sassy
768w VHO mixed 50% super acintic 50% acintic white
2-250w microwave halids
water is about 20" deep to live sand bed
175# live rock (from Islandmorada I love the keys )
maintaining 78f
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09-29-2003, 12:36 AM
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I try to avoid putting shrimp or snails in the microwave, they always end up too tough...
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09-29-2003, 12:12 PM
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Summer's Daddy
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12 hours and 14 for my pcs.
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09-30-2003, 12:54 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
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12 hrs for the halides and 13 hrs for the actinics
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09-30-2003, 04:17 PM
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Sumpless and Proud
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Phewwwww.....thank you Ray and Joel....I was getting scared that my 11 hour MH photoperiod was a little too much.... (PC actinics for ~1 1/2 to 2 hours)
J.
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