How long do you keep your lights on?

[newfishguy]

I have basic flo lights for a FOWLR tank (no fish yet). How long should I keep the lights on at night? I've got a timer to turn them off. Should I keep a night light in the room so its not such a drastic change when the lights turn off?

 

[vi3tb0i]

i leave mines at 2hr i also have fowlr

 

[robert dri]

Everything that I have read says for a FOLR tank is to run your flos for 10-12 hrs a day

 

[newfishguy]

Hmm. That would mean no night time for the tank unless I am running the lights during part of the daytime. That can't be right. :notsure:
Originally Posted by Robert Dri
Everything that I have read says for a FOLR tank is to run your flos for 10-12 hrs a day

 

[newfishguy]

2hr?
Originally Posted by vi3tb0i
i leave mines at 2hr i also have fowlr

 

[newfishguy]

bump

 

[drew2005]

I have pc lighting and heres my schedule. 11am Actinic ON, 12pm Daylight ON, 7pm Daylight OFF, 8pm Actinic OFF.

 

[carshark]

long enough to see the ugly chick i brought home last night, and throw up...
moonlights 8 am off
T-5 actinic 8 am on
400 watt MH 20,000K 11:00 am on
400 watt MH 20,000K 7:00pm off
moonlights 8pm on
T-5 actinic 9pm off

 

[robert dri]

Originally Posted by carshark
long enough to see the ugly chick i brought home last night, and throw up...
coyote ugly, huh? :scared:

 

[carshark]

Originally Posted by newfishguy
I have basic flo lights for a FOWLR tank (no fish yet). How long should I keep the lights on at night? I've got a timer to turn them off. Should I keep a night light in the room so its not such a drastic change when the lights turn off?

get a moonlight if you are concerned, i did however get one of those glade plug ins with a light sensor that turns on when the lights go out, put it near the tank, until i got an upgrade in lighting and wanted moonlights..

 

[robert dri]

Originally Posted by drew2005
I have pc lighting and heres my schedule. 11am Actinic ON, 12pm Daylight ON, 7pm Daylight OFF, 8pm Actinic OFF.
Kind of a newbie question.....what is Actinic lighting?

 

[carshark]

Originally Posted by Robert Dri
coyote ugly, huh? :scared:
its amazing what happens when they have 1.75 long islands!!!
that was a long time ago, if my gf read this now, she'd kill me, but then laugh,, shes hot!!!!!!

 

[sinner's girl]

the moon light freak my fish out...I guess they weren't used to it, so we never used them.
Hmm. That would mean no night time for the tank unless I am running the lights during part of the daytime. That can't be right
You can have your lights on during the day. Mine came out at about 2pm (that's when we'd get home) and went off about 11pm (that's when we'd go to bed).
i don't have lights right now, but when I set them up, I'll have them come on during whatever hours I'm home and awake.