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Stephen.h
04/05/2015, 12:45 PM
Just wondering how long to keep my t5 lights on my Fish only tank.
Have juwel t5 Bulbs one 15,000 white and one Blue.
Also have a small blue led strip by interpet.
Right now have them all on from 7pm til 3 am.
cheers

Stephen.h
04/05/2015, 01:06 PM
Should the blue and 15,000 white be on at the same time or seperate?

cloak
04/05/2015, 01:19 PM
Same time.. You could use those LED's for a dusk/dawn type of a effect if you wanted to as well.

For a FO tank a duration of 8-10 hours is fine. It's basically all up to you though, being that your not really trying to grow anything in the tank. All you need the lighting for is to be able to see the inahbitants clearly when your at the house.

top shelf
04/05/2015, 01:22 PM
Usually you want your blue/actinics to come on 1-2hrs before your whites then off 1-2hrs after. Since your tank is fo you could get away with whites 8hrs a day and blues 10hrs but i would do whites 10hrs and blues 12-14hrs. I also try to mimick my light schedule around whats going on outside where I live although many people have there lights revolve around there schedule.

top shelf
04/05/2015, 01:23 PM
Looks like I dont type fast enough lol