how long do you have your lights on for???

[wifishman1]

i just bought a pc with 192watts 10000 and true ataticns....spelling also have3 moon lights. how long do i put each light on and for how long. :notsure: thanks

 

[kevin34]

7a.m.- actinics on
12p.m.-main lights on
6p.m.-main lights off
9p.m.-actinics off
9p.m.-moonlights on
11p.m.-moonlights off
Something like that may work. Pretty much any schedule that simulates sunrise, sun peak, sunset, and finaly moonlight will be ok. I have read that most people have 12-14 hours of light total each day.

 

[wifishman1]

do you think you could leave the moon lights on until the actinics go on???

 

[cadillac swang]

me personally i have 260w pc lighting i leave on for bout 14hrs because i have a clam which i did not know needed higher lighting (soon upgrading to t5 324w in 4 weeks) i leave both atcinits and main lights at the same time, gives it a better view i beleive, plus i paid for it so ill do it who cares what they say!

 

[gmford1979]

i have a 24 hour schedule. everything seems to be doing just dandy.
10am - actinics on
11am - 10000k lights on
9pm - 10000k lights off
10pm - actinics off
10pm - moon lights on
10am - moon lights off

 

[earlybird]

Originally Posted by wifishman1
do you think you could leave the moon lights on until the actinics go on???
Good question. I would say yes but if you have them on a timer and want a little light in the morning when you wake up have them turn back on. I think it's good for the nocturnal creatures to have complete darkness at times.

 

[dragonzim]

6x54 Watt Tek T5 on a 75 gallon:
1 PM - Actinics on
2 PM - Dalylights on
10 PM Daylights off
11PM Actinics off
I've been running on this schedule for about 6 months now and I am getting fantastic growth on my corals and coraline algae.

 

[cowfishrule]

3pm moon off/act on
4pm 10k on
9:30pm 10k off
10:30pm act off/moon on