Lighting Advice for switching bulbs (SPS tank)

[gig]

So I typically swap out my bulbs every 6-7 months, I run the following on my 180 SPS tank

4 72" VHO's
4 36" T5's (2 side by side)

So I decided to switch from this config (front to back)

UVL 454
ATI blue +
UVL Aquasun
ATI purple +
UVL 454
UVL 454

the aquasun is my daylight bulb and really overpowers all the other bulbs, making the tank too "white", but not bad

so today I got my new bulbs and switched to

UVL 454
ATI purple +
UVL 454
ATI coral +
UVL 454
UVL 454

so added in another 454, (I really like this bulb, it's like a blue +) and swapped out the blue + with a coral + that is more white than blue. that becomes my daylight full spectrum bulb.

so the tank is much bluer, which I'll get used to, but should I acclimate the bulbs?

maybe run them a couple hours less per day for a week, then increase an hour until I am back to my normal schedule?

Thanks!

 

[MMreef]

That's what I always do. When swaping for new bulbs I shorten my light period for couple of hours, every week I add 30 min. until I get back to normal schedule. This way you don't run risking bleaching your corals.