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witowsks
10/06/2003, 06:11 AM
Does any leave there actinics on all day with there MH's ?

witowsks
10/06/2003, 06:13 AM
I've been running:

Actinics on in morning 2hrs, off
MH's for 8hrs, off
Actinics at night for 2hrs, off

vmiller
10/06/2003, 07:56 AM
I used to run 440W of actinics all day to add more blue to my 10k's. After realizing I was wasting electricity to make the 10k's look like 20k's I decided to ditch the actinics and just run 20k's.

The only complaint I have is that I've gotten used to the brightness of 10k's plus actinics. The 20k's by themselves seem a bit dim.

If I decide to keep the actinics, I'll just use them bofore and after the halides are on, but not during.

Another thought I had was to use low wattage NO lighting to adjust the color and brightness of the 20k's or maybe even 10k's.

Vin

partagas
10/06/2003, 08:08 AM
why not just run a lower wattage of actinics . 440 seems over kill. Wouldn't 110pure blue work to add the extra coloration you would need.

Just my thought's.

vmiller
10/06/2003, 08:22 AM
It took 440W of super actinic (all blue) to get the color I wanted. I started with 220W and it wasn't enough.

I'll probably just stick with the 20k halides and use nothing else. I like the idea of not having anything but halide bulbs in my hood. I think the tubes are a pain in the a s s.

partagas
10/06/2003, 08:46 AM
Just my 2cents.

LOL

Yellotang
10/06/2003, 08:58 AM
I run VHO actinics from 8am untill 10 pm MH's on staggard from 9am until 9 pm

greenman
10/06/2003, 12:29 PM
I run my all day also.....



Steve you have very little actinic and the bulbs are so old you woulndt even no they are on when your mh is on!


Buy some real suplement!