Siesta VS afternoon dim down

[JoeQ]

* I also posted this in the 3.0 thread but figured id post it here on account of some hobbyists might have expirence with siestas but not follow the 3.0 thread *

 

Is there a huge difference between a mostly dark 4h siesta mid afternoon (my plants will still recieve window light), VS a greatly reduced (1% on all spectrums) mid afternoon dim down? Do the plants process the subtle difference in light diffrently?

[Gwallace]

I've done it both ways and can't really see any difference.  I stayed with the "dim down" method that way when i'm home I can still observe my fish.