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06/15/2017, 02:09 PM | #1 |
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Impact-lights on temp
Just setting a grap that show it. I have a 180 with 3 250 W Radiums and 4 80 W T5. T5 9AM to 8 pm and MH 11 AM to 7 PM.
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yep...
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06/15/2017, 03:08 PM | #3 |
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I should have added that the graph is showing the significantly lower temps during the 3 day lights out for Cyano i am doing now.
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Gary 180 gallon, 40 gallon sump, 3 250 W MH + 4 80W ATI T5's, MTC MVX 36 Skimmer, Apex controller Aquamaxx T-3 CaRx Current Tank Info: A 2 Barred Rabbitfish, Red Head Salon, Yellow/Purple, McMaster Fairy, Possum, 2 Leopard Wrasses, Kole, & Atlantic Blue Tangs, 2 Percula Clown, 3 PJ and 1 Banggai Cardinalfish , Swallowtail, Bellus and Coral Beauty Angels |
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ok.....
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06/15/2017, 05:52 PM | #5 |
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Gary, is this a surprise to you?
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06/16/2017, 08:25 AM | #6 |
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Especially the halides. Is the swing causing you issues? You could set up a timer to run a clip-on fan to blow on the water surface during MH operation.
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06/16/2017, 01:51 PM | #7 |
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No, not a surprise at all. Just thought the graphical presentation was good. He** after 15 years nothing surprises me
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Like I did last summer, I am switching to 8 t5's till the fall, just delayed to long and all of a sudden it turned 90. I do have A/C
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Gary 180 gallon, 40 gallon sump, 3 250 W MH + 4 80W ATI T5's, MTC MVX 36 Skimmer, Apex controller Aquamaxx T-3 CaRx Current Tank Info: A 2 Barred Rabbitfish, Red Head Salon, Yellow/Purple, McMaster Fairy, Possum, 2 Leopard Wrasses, Kole, & Atlantic Blue Tangs, 2 Percula Clown, 3 PJ and 1 Banggai Cardinalfish , Swallowtail, Bellus and Coral Beauty Angels |
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06/17/2017, 10:46 PM | #9 |
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Why are you running the mh for so many hours? No need to run more than 5-6 hrs.
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