Tank Light on?
- Thread starter knn123
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I have mine on timers. They turn on around 11am and turn off around 9PM. I think leaving them on all the time would invite an algea bloom.
Fish do need to sleep, so it isn't a bad idea to have the light off during the night.
Since my tanks aren't planted I really only leave the light on when I'm at home to enjoy the fish - which translates to leaving it on between about 4PM and 9PM on work days and longer on off days.
Since my tanks aren't planted I really only leave the light on when I'm at home to enjoy the fish - which translates to leaving it on between about 4PM and 9PM on work days and longer on off days.
i have my tank light on while i am home and awake. which is usually between 4pm and 10pm. that's also because i'm fighting some algae, so i''m limiting my light right now.
timers for me...
dawn: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
midday: 11:30 am - 9:30 pm
dusk: 9:30 pm - 10:30 pm
then i have the moonlights... woohoo!
im actually thinking about shortening the photoperiod on my tanks by about an hour or so. at least in my reef b/c im battling some hair algae right now. but other than that its workin out great.
dawn: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
midday: 11:30 am - 9:30 pm
dusk: 9:30 pm - 10:30 pm
then i have the moonlights... woohoo!
im actually thinking about shortening the photoperiod on my tanks by about an hour or so. at least in my reef b/c im battling some hair algae right now. but other than that its workin out great.
