Lighting

wattsd

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Mar 22, 2005
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I have been looking for a lighting system that is a little more like a natural setting. Does anyone here use timers that gradually dim the light rather than snapping it right off? I currently turn the aquarium light off, and then gradually turn the room light down over an hours time. If anyone knows where to get a timer online that dims the light rather than abruptly shutting it off could you please send a link before I go crazy with my current system!!

~Thanks
 
I don't know of any timer that would dim the lights, however I use a moonlight on my tank. I have the moonlight come on about an hour before the main lights turn off and when they go off, it's already on. It also gives the tank a pretty cool look at night. Also, if you have two sets of lights you could stage them, one before the other.
 
I just use two sets of lights, and stagger them to be a little more gradual than a single light. In one tank, a 13 watt pc comes on before the 55 watt, and in the other I have 108 watts of actinic T5 come on before the 500 W halides. Not exactly what you're looking for, but less hassle than messing with the room lights.
 
guy told me to have the two lights on separate timers. Blue actinic comes on first in the morning, then 1 hour later the white light... then when comes time to turn off, white light goes first.. then 1 hour later blue light shuts off.
 
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