LIght schedule

tidus10 · 12/22/2014, 09:45 PM

So I was wondering, if you have a nocturnal animal (octopus) what if you flip your light schedule and run reds at night to see him.. Would that work like that? Would he then come out during the day (his night) and then sleep when you sleep during his "day"?

Echidna09 · 12/30/2014, 01:36 PM

Many people with nocturnal species run a reverse light cycle with regular lights on at night and reds only during the day. The octopus can't see the red, so it thinks it is nighttime and you can observe it moving around during the day.

12/22/2014, 09:45 PM	#1
tidus10 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oswego, Ny Posts: 610	LIght schedule So I was wondering, if you have a nocturnal animal (octopus) what if you flip your light schedule and run reds at night to see him.. Would that work like that? Would he then come out during the day (his night) and then sleep when you sleep during his "day"? __________________ Support your local Reef Club! Upstate Ny - Lake Ontario Reef Society Current: 40B- Fish, Water, Rocks, Sand, Pumps, Heaters, Skimmer, Coral 93C build coming soon

12/30/2014, 01:36 PM	#2
Echidna09 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sandy, UT Posts: 595	Many people with nocturnal species run a reverse light cycle with regular lights on at night and reds only during the day. The octopus can't see the red, so it thinks it is nighttime and you can observe it moving around during the day.