masterbuilder Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 This has been discussed but everything I found is either really old info or just a guess....so...here it goes....... During the evening when I like to spend time just viewing my tank, it looks best when I run one channel on my ATI fixture at 35% while the other channel is at 100% What are the effects of dimming ATI T5 lamps for several hours this way each night?. I assume I will get less life but how much less? Color shift, etc? Thanks Reefers, Mark Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 If it was just for a short while, the effects on useful phosphor life would be minimal - but running for several hours will reduce it much faster than normal. Expect to change them out more often when dimming like that, even on a proper programmed-start ballast. The change in spectral output, though, shouldn't be that noticeable. Link to comment
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