newfound77951
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I am sooo busy at the moment that I don't have the time I need to devote to the tanks, and it's not going to get any better for a while. I don't want to take any of the tanks down, but I need to get my 55 to be a little less maintenance, ie I don't want to be trimming every couple of weeks! I guess my best option is to reduce light, I know a few people around here have done that recently.
I have 2x96 watts over the tank, each bulb has its own ballast so I can operate them separately. Currently both bulbs are on 11 hrs a day, split into 2 periods (9AM-2PM, 5PM-11PM). Some options that I have thought of are to reduce the photoperiod (say to 8 hours), stagger the bulbs so as to only have a few hours where both are on, or replace one or both with a 50:50 to cut down on the useable wattage. I don't have the $$ for a new light fixture. Any suggestions?
I'm a little hesitant to just use one bulb exclusively as the bulbs are offset, one to each side of the tank. I realize that I may not be able to grow some of the plants I have now but that is OK.
I have 2x96 watts over the tank, each bulb has its own ballast so I can operate them separately. Currently both bulbs are on 11 hrs a day, split into 2 periods (9AM-2PM, 5PM-11PM). Some options that I have thought of are to reduce the photoperiod (say to 8 hours), stagger the bulbs so as to only have a few hours where both are on, or replace one or both with a 50:50 to cut down on the useable wattage. I don't have the $$ for a new light fixture. Any suggestions?
I'm a little hesitant to just use one bulb exclusively as the bulbs are offset, one to each side of the tank. I realize that I may not be able to grow some of the plants I have now but that is OK.