Light broke, got new one, acclimate/photoperiod?

[cowfish]

I have a 75g SPS tank. About 6 weeks ago my light broke (6 bulb 54 watt t5ho Teklight). For the past six weeks I've been running two 54 watt bulbs for 18 hrs a day. I just got my new light - another 6x54 watt t5 Tek light.

What is the best way/lighting schedule to re-acclimate the corals back to full (6x54 watt) light?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

 

[MIKE NY]

there are a few ways of doing it...putting screenings etc... over the top and removing layers, raising the lights higher and slowly lowering them, but I find the easiest way is to just cut the photo period time down to about 2-3 hours and then every 4-5 days add a hour until your up to your desired photo period normally 6-8 hours....some may longer than 4-5 days which is Ok, but I never had a problem with that time interval....

 

[cowfish]

Thanks Mike. That's what I started doing. I'm running the lights for 4.5 hours now and plan on bumping it up an hour every week.