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04-02-2009, 01:12 PM
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time for lighting
what is the maximum time per day that i can have my day lights on in my tank. i have a 24 gallon nanocube delux with the stock lights. in the tank are as follows:2 percula clowns
1 lawn mower blenny 1 leather colral 3 pulsing xenia 1 green zoanthids. the reason for the question is because of the hours that i work. when i get home all i get to look at is my moon lit tank. i turn lights on at 8 am as not to startle everything by turning the lights on while dark out. any feed back would be appreciated. thanks matt |
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04-02-2009, 05:56 PM
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Re: time for lighting
between 8-12 hours. try to go by season.
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06-25-2009, 07:23 AM
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Re: time for lighting
Hi Mattellison,
Like Petlover516 said above, give them between 8 & 12 hours of light. Provided you don't have your aquarium close to a window that receives plenty of outside daylight, your fish can start their official morning a little later in the day, let's say around 10:00 am. Program your light timer to turn you lights on at 10:00 am, then have them turn off at 10:00 pm. In this manner they'll still get their light requirements, plus you get to come home from work and still have a couple of hours of enjoyment with the lights on. Of course you can adjust this scenario to fit your personal schedule. The point I am trying to make, is you can start their day later, to fit your day. This won't have a negative impact on the fish at all. . Hope this helps. |
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06-25-2009, 09:28 AM
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Re: time for lighting
Yes 8-12 hours is the generally accepted consensus in the reefing community. You can usually go as little as 6 or as much as 14-16 hours although I dont recommend it.
ocreef makes a good point about putting the lights on a timer and setting the light schedule up so they are on for a while when you get home from work so that you can better enjoy all that your tank has to offer. |
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