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Old 04-20-2008, 04:25 PM
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Default Re: After two days I have several of these.

lol i'm no expert but i'll try to help, anyone of you more experienced guys chime in and correct me if i'm wrong.

run your actinics apx 8 - 9 hrs a day, daylight (lower K rating) apx. 6 - 7 hrs

you need a wider spectrum, 10000k for example or 12000, 14000, even down to 6700 if you like.
what light kit do you have? how many bulbs?

my zoas usualy open under my actinics but only fully when the others kick in. if you go with MH and up the scale to say 14000k or better i don't think you resally need the actinics but i haven't researched this much yet since i don't run MH (YET)
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