Is doing this bad for the lights???

tygger · 05/25/2006, 09:27 PM

My lighting schedule consists of PC actinics and MH lights. I turn the actinics on about 1 hour before the halides. When the halides come on, I can't tell a difference if the actinics are on or not so I want to turn them off.

Then I want to turn them back on for 1 hour after the halides go off. Would turning the PC's on and off twice a day wear out the bulbs much faster???

I see no reason to keep them since I can't see a difference. They just add heat to the system.

Thanks

Ti · 05/25/2006, 09:44 PM

yes, but nothing to really worry about, it;s o.k

05/25/2006, 09:27 PM	#1
tygger Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,631	Is doing this bad for the lights??? My lighting schedule consists of PC actinics and MH lights. I turn the actinics on about 1 hour before the halides. When the halides come on, I can't tell a difference if the actinics are on or not so I want to turn them off. Then I want to turn them back on for 1 hour after the halides go off. Would turning the PC's on and off twice a day wear out the bulbs much faster??? I see no reason to keep them since I can't see a difference. They just add heat to the system. Thanks __________________ 15g Nano 72g reef + 29g sump/fuge

05/25/2006, 09:44 PM	#2
Ti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 7,927	yes, but nothing to really worry about, it;s o.k __________________ Hair algae is my Macro algae.