Lighting

[brian1]

HI, I was wondering as I am home all the time, if or when I can keep lights on the tank, I have read on here 6 to 8 hours a day, that means they can't go on till 3 o clock PM, and off at 11, so all morning it would be off.........what do you think?

 

[Bugdozer]

I have mine on in the morning then give the tank a "siesta" after lunch, then on again a while in the evening so I can see the fish later on. Someone told me this technique can help stop algal growth though I don't have verification on that. I do have very little algae though so maybe it's true.

 

[drobbyb]

Yes, this is fine to do. A siesta period helps with algae growth and lets people view their fish when they want to see them. Unless you have live plants, you don't need to have the lights on unless you want to view them. The fish can see fine with ambient lighting unless you keep your room dark all the time.

 

[brian1]

Do you have time switches set for your aquarium...........

 

[drobbyb]

Yes, I had timers on mine.