Coralife Light with Moon Light

ecooper

ecooper

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Folks,
I just got a Coralife lighting system this weekend that also has the 4 Lunar LED moonlight bulbs. I have been leaving the moonlights on at night. (It's amazing what I can see now! I had no idea I had that many copipods!) Anyway, the question: Will the moonlight bother the fish? I would hope a company like Coralife would not make something that isn't good for the fish, but I just want to make sure. Anyone else have/like these lights?
Eric
 
f14peter

f14peter

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Have that fixture. Although I haven't done it yet because I'm still cycling my LR, I intend to put the lunar lights on a timer just like the whites and actinics. I'm thinking of having them come on for a few hours late in the evening after the main lights go out, then off for a while and back on early in the morning so the tank's has some illumination when my wife gets up to go to work. That way there's at least some time of no lighting at all, closer to nature.
Don't know if having the lunar lights on all the time tweaks outs the fish's rhythm, but there are times of no moon at night in nature.
 
watson3

watson3

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I agree..If you have spent any time on the water, there are times when there is no light AT ALL...
 
renogaw

renogaw

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that's what i had thought at the beginning too, but the moon's intensity is so much stronger than these little lcds are that most people discount them as anything other than for seeing your tank at night. i originally got them since i was told that they would help with fish reproduction, and coral reproduction by turning them on and off every other 2 weeks, but after reading here i don't believe it.
i keep them on all night, every night since august (except when i had a nasty red slime outbreak).
 
hatessushi

hatessushi

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It should not be a problem having the moon lights on all night. I do it all the time and so do many others. It uses barely any electricity.
 
michael_t

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As a fisherman I can tell you that you don't want to go fishing around a full moon because fish tend to feed all day AND all night since they can see. So if you have any predator fish or shrimp, then they might have the tendency to seek out some food, ie snails or other sleeping fish when your moon lights are on.
However I also have the theory that if you correlate your moon lights with the lunar cycle then you will have a healthier tank. (No research on that, just my intuition.)
 
renogaw

renogaw

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Originally Posted by michael_t
As a fisherman I can tell you that you don't want to go fishing around a full moon because fish tend to feed all day AND all night since they can see. So if you have any predator fish or shrimp, then they might have the tendency to seek out some food, ie snails or other sleeping fish when your moon lights are on.
However I also have the theory that if you correlate your moon lights with the lunar cycle then you will have a healthier tank. (No research on that, just my intuition.)
but since you cannot dim or brighten your lights, you cannot mimic the lunar cycle.
 
ecooper

ecooper

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Folks,
Thanks for the suggestions. The moonlight does look really cool, but looks really bright as well. I just wanted to see others' thoughts. I think I'll set it on a timer as well so that it's not on all night. Thanks!
Eric
 
1knight164

1knight164

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I keep them on all night. Fish stay hidden in the reef and don't feed. But i'm starting to buy the theory that the moonlight should be cycled. Wonder if there's any scientific evidence to support it? I'll be cycling until then.
 
1knight164

1knight164

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Originally Posted by watson3
I would say that the evidence would be the MOON..Crazy Jarheads...

We are crazy, aren't we.
But that's besides the point. Saying the moon is scientific evidence is like saying "since fish live in the wild, they can't survive in a fish tank". But, we all know that's not true (for the most part). They adapt. So...do the lights screw the fish up or can they adapt to that as well? As mentioned before, many have kept there moonlights on every night for years with no problems. And, if you buy the theory that it does affect the fish, since the moon doesn't just turn on and off, would turning your moonlights on and off screw the fish up as well? I'm just an inexperienced beginner looking to get "ejumucated" so I don't kill my fish.
 
watson3

watson3

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Yeah Yeah..But the moon also does much more than provide "stimulating light" i turn mine on because it sets a good mood before bed and looks cool
 
rusting

rusting

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Originally Posted by ecooper
Folks,
I just got a Coralife lighting system this weekend that also has the 4 Lunar LED moonlight bulbs. I have been leaving the moonlights on at night. (It's amazing what I can see now! I had no idea I had that many copipods!) Anyway, the question: Will the moonlight bother the fish? I would hope a company like Coralife would not make something that isn't good for the fish, but I just want to make sure. Anyone else have/like these lights?
Eric
Ive had mine for 6 months now, and leave them on 7-24, and see no ill affects on my fish or coral.
 
billyg

billyg

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I need help as my new 72" current with the built in moonlights & I also have a 48" submersible blue moonlight thats @ the top front of the tank,Ive been getting heavy red algae on my dead coral & around the 48" moonlight tube.I asked my set up guy if he knew anything about this & he told me to do research on the moonlights that cast such a low amount of light that the red algae forms.So if anyone has some input Thank You. :help:
 
watson3

watson3

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Not to be rude, but you should probably start a new post...Am interested in how the submersible light is working for you
 
billyg

billyg

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The light works great like I said its 48" long & I was originally going to put it on the back wall prior to buying my tank when I got this price break on a tank with the 2 overflow boxes. I now had to placethe moonlite in the very front of the tank & my 72" current has white moonlites buit in to the canopy.I bought this submerisble light off E Bay,they come in differant sizes.I might buy a 24" to go in between the 2 towers.
 
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