Hello everyone! I realize that I could probrably just read through a bunch of these threads to find this answer, but I am lazy tonight, so I appologize if this question is asked often.
I am interesting in finding a lighting solution that can be 'hands free' for my two 55 gallon tanks, such as a timer, only with the option for the lights to slowly fade out at night and slowly come on in the morning. I am asking if there is such a thing because I have a tank that gets a lot of light through a window and the fish in this tank are not as skiddish as my other two tanks and I think this may be because it isnt as shocking to just all of a sudden be engulfed with bright light and vice versa. I also use some of those smaller 'accent' lights you can buy in different colors in a tank that holds some eels and it is great because I can see them out and about when the main lights are off. I would like to forgo those though because they are always getting covered up in algea and I dont want to keep promoting the growth of it.
Is there anything on the market that might be able to create this effect with my existing hood lights or would I be required to buy a new system? What I have now are just typical hood lights with the half cover, half openable cover and these are not special bulbs at all, just florecent tubes like in a shop light.
Thanks for any info or ideas!
I am interesting in finding a lighting solution that can be 'hands free' for my two 55 gallon tanks, such as a timer, only with the option for the lights to slowly fade out at night and slowly come on in the morning. I am asking if there is such a thing because I have a tank that gets a lot of light through a window and the fish in this tank are not as skiddish as my other two tanks and I think this may be because it isnt as shocking to just all of a sudden be engulfed with bright light and vice versa. I also use some of those smaller 'accent' lights you can buy in different colors in a tank that holds some eels and it is great because I can see them out and about when the main lights are off. I would like to forgo those though because they are always getting covered up in algea and I dont want to keep promoting the growth of it.
Is there anything on the market that might be able to create this effect with my existing hood lights or would I be required to buy a new system? What I have now are just typical hood lights with the half cover, half openable cover and these are not special bulbs at all, just florecent tubes like in a shop light.
Thanks for any info or ideas!
Great minds tend to think alike. (Hi "P") My timers are set similarily. The lights come on after sunrise & go off just before sunset. Now of course some days are brighter than others but no extreme light or extreme dark 'shock'. The 'lunar' lights in my C/P strip keep it frm ever being completely dark & also give me a peek at my 'cat'.