Metal Halide Bulb Burn-in

[RCS82]

I'm switching to a Hamilton bulb after using Phoenix bulbs for years, 250watt DE on for about 7 hours a day. I generally don't do much for burn-in and just switch out the bulbs. So just wondering about burn-in with Hamilton bulbs and what others do or what is recommended.

 

[rtparty]

I just switch them out and lower my run times for a couple weeks

 

[Hurricane Aquatics]

Yeah, no burn in needed unless you were trying to run them with an Apex and adjusting intensity.

 

[RCS82]

Thanks for the replies.
I'm on the same page as you both.

 

[A. grandis]

I've never did burn ins. Just adapted the new bulb using for less hours an ramped to the normal photoperiod in a matter of days.