Lighting Schedules ?

[psycho-killer]

hi there,

im running 3 x 17 watt light tubes at the moment, t5 ( blue,white,yellow)

8 am - 8pm all 3 is switched on
8pm - 8am only the blue light is on

is that ok ? or should i go totally dark in the evenings ?

 

[rictheredneck]

id go dark

 

[afmo]

yeah, i'd go completely dark as well, also, you might find that leaving the lights on for a full 12 hours will increase algae growth. I leave mine on for 8 hours and then moonlights for the rest of the time.

 

[psycho-killer]

so i even switch the blue one off at night ?

so i let all 3 run from 8 am to about 6 pm run the blue light till 9 or 10 pm then all off ?

 

[robbhp]

i run a full 12 hours in both tanks , both go on at 8:30 am and both go off at 8:30 pm, dont see the point in having them if you cant see it when you come home from work. i have to say that moost of the coral is at its best at about 12:00 till about 3:00 though.

 

[rictheredneck]

what lighting schedule do they have on the great barrier reef? well theres your answer..

 

[afmo]

what lighting schedule do they have on the great barrier reef? well theres your answer..

depending on the time of year...

In june, about 10 hours of light per day, in december, about 14

 

[psycho-killer]

my nem doesnt like the complete darkness thing, will run the blue in the evening and all three in the day,.

 

[Musho3210]

sigh..... nems love a period of no light...... In the wild its short dawn period, long day period, short dusk period, long night period. Not long day period and huge dawn/dusk period..... Your probably just going to run into more problems.....