going away.

[SLAMJAMCOHEN]

Hey I am going away for 5 days and just started a reef tank. I have a few corals and I forgot to get a timer for my lighting. Should I leave the light on for the days i am gone or should i turn it off. Any suggestions would be appreciated...

Thank You,

Sam

 

[blout]

NO try as hard as you can to get a timer if you leave your lights on 24hrs a day then the evapuration would raise salinity by alot and might kill your fish and corals

 

[hyrookin]

yeah, get that timer!
or maybe you could make arrangements with some one to
turn the lights on+off?

 

[Salt Freak]

Get the timer there pretty cheap not more than ten dollars. and you can get one at a wal-mart. If you leave the lights on 24/7 you will burn the corals. and like we do the tank NEEDS a day and night cycle.

 

[Opcn]

Corals have a stronger sence of day/night than we do

 

[Great Lakes]

You need a timer friend.

GL

 

[ostrow]

But not any old timer. What is your lighting? If MH, you need a heavy duty outdoor timer and those are on the order of $25. They look like little black boxes a bit smaller than a brick. In any case you need a heavy duty timer, 3-prong not 2-prong, or it may fail (and yes, I have experienced this failure in my tank).