Upgrading my Lights

[ellebelle]

I am thinking about upgrading my lights to MH. Currently, I have 1 65W 10K PC and 1 65W actinic. I'm thinking about lifting the canopy up several inches and simply adding a 175w 10K (or 12K) MH to my existing lights.

Basically, my lighting cycle would run:

1. Actinics on first for about two hours
2. Add 10K PC for another 2 hours
3. Add MH for 4 hours
4. Turn MH off (2 hours)
5. Turn PC off (2 hours)
6. Turn actinics off.

Thoughts?

 

[Dace]

i would change the 10k pc for atinics and get some 10k MH bulbs and wala, i also i would shorten your photo period, to break in your mh bulbs since you have a 12 hour photo period i would run your actinics for 3hours and then your mh for 4 then your actinics for 3hours. then i would increase the mh 1/2 hour every 2 weeks and reduce the actinics 1/2 until you get to 6hr mh and 10hrs actinics (2hrs actinics 6hrs mh 2 hrs actinics).
hope this helps