Intensifying light on tank

[reefs4life]

hello...i'm going to be upgrading my lights from a current total of 460watts (2-175watt MHs and 4-24watt actinic PCs) to a total of 760watts (2-250watt MHs and 4-65watt actinic). Is the extra light going to bother my corals or shock them at all?

 

[LeslieS]

It could. You may want to put a screen over the tank to difuse some of the new light, shorten your light cycle, or put the lights farther away from the surface of the water.

 

[NYreefNoob]

Also Do A Less Photo Period And Slowly Raise The Light Period

 

[reefs4life]

This is my lighting schedule right now...8:30am actinics come on, 10:30am MHs go on and then 6:30pm MHs go off and 8:30pm actinics go off. Night has 4 blue moon lights.

Should I cut the MH period to 6 hours instead of 8 with the new lights for week and then go to 7 hours for the next week and then back to 8? The new light has 12 blue moon lights instead of 4 too

 

[NYreefNoob]

I Only Run My Mh 6 Hr's A Day Anyways, And The Antics 8 And Moonlight For 10

 

[reefs4life]

Ooo ok well idk, I use to run my MHs for 10 hours a day which i dont think was a good thing now it's 8 but i might just cut down to 6 then, save some money on that electric bill lol

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Try reading my light acclimation of corals thread

 

[NYreefNoob]

i use to run mine 8 hr's a day and when i cut back i seen no difference in corals, did see it in my electric bill. also depending what temp bulb you use you can have antic's turn off when mh comes on as i use to do { save electric } forgot why i turned it back on all the time not that i feel it helps but i didnt want to reprogram my ac jr