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    MizTanks - Reefkeeper
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    I have 2x aquablue specials=day lamps right?
    1x blue plus and 1x purple=dawn to dusk right?
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    steve&mari - Reefkeeper CR Member
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    The purple plus is more of a day bulb its quite bright.

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    Tom@HaslettMI - Reefkeeper
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    I'm guessing you're trying to decide on the schedule for having the bulbs come on and off. Does your light have two timers with two bulbs on each one? If so, my recommendation is to have one timer with the blue+ and one of the aquablue specials come on first and go off last, and have the other timer run as the "full sun" with the remaining bulbs.

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    MizTanks - Reefkeeper
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tom@HaslettMI View Post
    I'm guessing you're trying to decide on the schedule for having the bulbs come on and off. Does your light have two timers with two bulbs on each one? If so, my recommendation is to have one timer with the blue+ and one of the aquablue specials come on first and go off last, and have the other timer run as the "full sun" with the remaining bulbs.

    JMO,

    Tom
    Yup I have a three way timer can't remember who told me to get the purple-should of gotten another blue + right? My dusk and dawn is going to be pretty bright don't you think? I could just use one of the blue stock lamps? I'll plug em in an see.
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    MizTanks - Reefkeeper
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    Quote Originally Posted by chort55 View Post
    Yeah you should have listened, and read it right the 5 times I told you.... 2 blue+, 1 ab special, 1 purple +.... but of course its my fault
    Yea well I'm over 50 and if memory serves me right, which it don't you were supposed to tell me 6 times so yea it is your fault, so now you get to order me another blue+ lol
    How about I keep 1 of the stock atenics + 1 blue+ and 1 blue special and 1 purple?
    Last edited by MizTanks; 02-13-2011 at 08:11 AM.
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