48 inch ati 6 bulb dimmable light fixture. Whats your light schedule?

[easyautocare18]

I have a 48 inch 6 bulb ati dimmable light fixture. I wanna know if anyone is running the same fixture and what is your light schedule? Thanks

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Any help yet? I try to use my lights to come on and off to match the daytime, on around 0700 and off around 2000.

 

[Miami Reef]

I have 2 of the 8 bulb dimmable fixtures.

Do you want my schedule?

 

[piranhaman00]

Dimming t5s is pointless and shortens their life. ON when you want them on and OFF during night. Ramp with LEDs if necessary for aesthetics

 

[fishface NJ]

My outside bulbs come on at 7:00 AM. The 4 inside bulbs come on at 10:00 AM. The Inside bulbs goes off at 7:00 PM and the outside bulbs off at 9:00 PM. I don't dim my lights

 

[easyautocare18]

I have 2 of the 8 bulb dimmable fixtures.

Do you want my schedule?

Yes please thank you
Beautiful tank

 

[Miami Reef]

Yes please thank you
Beautiful tank

From 11 am to 11 pm, channel 1, which consists of two bulbs, is on. From 3 pm to 11 pm, channel 2, which consists of 6 bulbs, is on.

All channels are on from 3 pm to 11 pm.

It‘s a total photoperiod of 12 hours, with a max peak of 8 hours. I don’t use the dimming function.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Dimming t5s is pointless and shortens their life. ON when you want them on and OFF during night. Ramp with LEDs if necessary for aesthetics

Thats a false on dimming, it has been disproven. When the bulb is broken in properly it has the same lifespan. I run a dimmed setup in my canopy with no bulb lifespan issues, current bulbs are right at a year old.

From the horses mouth....

 

[Miami Reef]

Thats a false on dimming, it has been disproven. When the bulb is broken in properly it has the same lifespan. I run a dimmed setup in my canopy with no bulb lifespan issues, current bulbs are right at a year old.

From the horses mouth....

Agreed. BRS even did a test proving that claim false (that dimming prematurely ages the bulb).

 

[spsick]

2 bulbs on for 10 hours
All 6 bulbs on for 7 hours here
No dimming.