timer questions

[Netofficer3710]

does the time of day I run my lights matter as long as it is the proper length of time?

I have my tank in my bedroom that gets little to no sunlight and I keep weird hours.

I get up at 10 AM 3 days a week for class and go to bed at 2AM.
The other 4 days I may get up as late as 2 or 3 PM but stay up until 5 or 6 AM

because of this my timer becomes an issue.

for a reef I want to run my lights around 10 hours a day... correct?
I have thought it out and if I run them for 10 hours a day then 3PM to 1 AM would be a perfect schedule. (keep in mind the sun does not reach this room)

can I run my lights from 3PM until 1 AM?

[shifty51008]

you can run your lights at anytime you want to fit your schedual. I work nights from 6pm - 6:30am so I have my lights running from 1pm-8pm. your fish and corals won't care

[HanoverFist]

Yes, as long as no outside source is affecting it the, timer is basically controlling their world. Set it how you want it. If you're a 3rd shifter and want it on from 11pm to 7am that's fine too. Just maintain a healthy schedule is all.

Mine on other hand, gets a single beam of light about 9:30am that wakes the tank up. So good call on mentioning no sunlight in the room.

[AaronM]

Sounds fine dude. Mine are on 12:00-9:30 mon-fri, 11:30-9:45 sat and sun. I usually keep the blindes down...once in a while up to add + mix spectrum.