T5 to MH!

[sergiotami]

Making the switch from from T5 Current Extreme Pro to a MH/T5 Fixture? Any helpful advice would greatly be appreciated. Making switch Mainly because I can get better growth and coloration in my sps, also because I want to wait a little longer on LEDs (cost), not quite convinced....

[reefreak]

When i switched i put my lower light closer to the bottom

[sergiotami]

Meaning??? Sorry, low setting?

[Big_Pun]

just blast them the strong will thrive and the weak will parish!! just run a short light cycle for a week or so then slowly bring up gradually, if your worried. but really shouldn't be that big of a shock, if you kept up with bulb changes while using t5. my coral actually liked the change.

[ErikH]

They sell rolls of window screen that's fabric at HD or Lowe's that are cheap. Just shade your tank with 2 layers, and remove them weekly.

[sergiotami]

Good, I changed my T5s on a regular basis and use ATI bulbs. I run my lights from 10am to 9pm, so cut light cycle by half?