Help on new light

[tang3]

I got a new light (coralife actinic aqualight) and was wondering how long to keep it on the 10,000K daylight and how long on the Actinic? Does it matter? Do i put them both on? Whats the deal? The light also has these 2 lunar blue-moon-glow LED lamps, are those just for nite time? Thanks in advaced

 

[dougai]

i was told
3 hours of actinic
then turn on 10k with actinic still on
both on for 8 hours
turn off 10k, 3 hours later turn off actinic
but i put my actinic on at 8:30pm
10k at 9:00 pm
both off at 6:30 am

 

[jamiehag]

Originally Posted by dougai
i was told
3 hours of actinic
then turn on 10k with actinic still on
both on for 8 hours
turn off 10k, 3 hours later turn off actinic
but i put my actinic on at 8:30pm
10k at 9:00 pm
both off at 6:30 am
Thats a bit long for a photo period. Why are you recomending one thing and doing another? Actinics 3 hours before 10k but you only do 1/2 hour before 10k you just got me confused. Why do you run your lights at night and have them off during the day?
Heres a link to my tank with the light cycle pics also.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=178894
TRY THIS,
Light cycle
dawn-dusk (actinic) 11:00am-9:00pm
10k Daylignt 12:30pm-7:30pm
moonlights/fuge lighting 9:00pm-11:00-am
all ran on a digital timmer