MH quit, followup

It turned out my bulb was burnt out. My next question is since the tank has
been without the MH for 6 days while I got the replacement and I am also
going from a 6,500 to a 10K do I need to drop back my time period and build
it back up again? It previously was on for 8 1/2 hours. Also have other NO
lighting on for 14 hours. (actinic)
David Young

"David Young" wrote in message
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| It turned out my bulb was burnt out. My next question is since the tank
has
| been without the MH for 6 days while I got the replacement and I am also
| going from a 6,500 to a 10K do I need to drop back my time period and
build
| it back up again? It previously was on for 8 1/2 hours. Also have other NO
| lighting on for 14 hours. (actinic)
| David Young

I would do a slight acclimation. It's not too uncommon for a storm to last
six days.
Just fire up the MH and keep an eye on the corals for the day. If they begin
to look stressed, note the length of time the MH have been running, and kill
the MH. Tomorrow, fire up the MH at the normal time, and run them for the
length of time you noted before, and add 15-30 minutes per day til you reach
full length day.
They won't need anything near a "new coral" acclimation.

Kev