lighting question

R_Hudson · 01/15/2008, 06:37 PM

about how long per day should i leave my aqualight 96w. 50/50 pc lights on each day? I have heard different things from different people and am a little confused. since my 10ks and actinics are on the same switch they run the same amount of time per day. I have been turning them on about 7:30am and off around 8:30pm is this too long??? Also i just got my LED in today its a 1 watt aqualight. is this too much it lights up my whole tank, Very very pretty i just dont know if its too much. thanks for the help

mnml · 01/15/2008, 06:40 PM

it seems most ppl run 8-10 hrs photo period. a good indication of too much light is heavy algae blooms.

R_Hudson · 01/15/2008, 07:30 PM

i may end up setting them on a timer. but i am curious about the moon light...is there such a thing as too much

mnml · 01/15/2008, 07:59 PM

i doubt that 1w will make any difference. you can always put a timer on the moonlight as well so it's not running throughout the entire night.

R_Hudson · 01/15/2008, 08:04 PM

that maybe what i do. i swear its as almost as bright as the actinics on my old 12g AP. maybe its just because im not used to what a true led is supposed to look like i know in my pod i had to look really hard to even tell they were on

MikePowell · 01/16/2008, 05:48 AM

corals only need a few hours of light to actually benefit from it. what i do is i run my haildes on a "double" light cycle. this mean that i have them on from 6am to 12 noon, and 6pm to 12am. i am having great coral growth and colors. also i wake up at 6:30 every day and leave for school and work by 10am and i come home by 8 so i get to see my tank with the lights on most of the time. it's almost like tricking the corals into 2 days in one.

01/15/2008, 06:37 PM	#1
R_Hudson Just having fun Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tulsa, Ok. Posts: 971	lighting question about how long per day should i leave my aqualight 96w. 50/50 pc lights on each day? I have heard different things from different people and am a little confused. since my 10ks and actinics are on the same switch they run the same amount of time per day. I have been turning them on about 7:30am and off around 8:30pm is this too long??? Also i just got my LED in today its a 1 watt aqualight. is this too much it lights up my whole tank, Very very pretty i just dont know if its too much. thanks for the help

01/15/2008, 06:40 PM	#2
mnml Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 2,255	it seems most ppl run 8-10 hrs photo period. a good indication of too much light is heavy algae blooms. __________________ Tran Current Tank Info: LeeMar 48Lx30Wx20H, 3 x AI Sol Blue LED, ATB 840 v1.5, Vortech MP40w, BRS Dosers, Neptune Apex - Build thread on my homepage

01/15/2008, 07:30 PM	#3
R_Hudson Just having fun Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tulsa, Ok. Posts: 971	i may end up setting them on a timer. but i am curious about the moon light...is there such a thing as too much __________________ I don't pay to have my dirty work done for me. I do it myself. Ted Nugent

01/15/2008, 07:59 PM	#4
mnml Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 2,255	i doubt that 1w will make any difference. you can always put a timer on the moonlight as well so it's not running throughout the entire night. __________________ Tran Current Tank Info: LeeMar 48Lx30Wx20H, 3 x AI Sol Blue LED, ATB 840 v1.5, Vortech MP40w, BRS Dosers, Neptune Apex - Build thread on my homepage

01/15/2008, 08:04 PM	#5
R_Hudson Just having fun Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tulsa, Ok. Posts: 971	that maybe what i do. i swear its as almost as bright as the actinics on my old 12g AP. maybe its just because im not used to what a true led is supposed to look like i know in my pod i had to look really hard to even tell they were on __________________ I don't pay to have my dirty work done for me. I do it myself. Ted Nugent

01/16/2008, 05:48 AM	#6
MikePowell Moved On Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 1,147	corals only need a few hours of light to actually benefit from it. what i do is i run my haildes on a "double" light cycle. this mean that i have them on from 6am to 12 noon, and 6pm to 12am. i am having great coral growth and colors. also i wake up at 6:30 every day and leave for school and work by 10am and i come home by 8 so i get to see my tank with the lights on most of the time. it's almost like tricking the corals into 2 days in one.