How Many Hours Do You Leave Your Lights On?

[tdog7879]

Whats a good light schedule?????? how many hours????

 

[cranberry]

What kind of lights do you have?

 

[tdog7879]

T-5s

 

[tdog7879]

sorry 216 watts T-5

 

[nordy]

I have T-5s on my 55gal reef tank and leave them on about 8 hours a day. When I first got the new lights, they were so cool that I originally had them on from 5:30am to about 10pm-way, way, too much! Going from a basic single 40 watt strip light to a 324 watt HO T5 setup was, well, like going from night to day. Algae issues will result from too much light, so try less rather than more.
I set my schedule so that they are on when I am home in the evening, which seems to be what most people do.

 

[thefishy]

I leave mine on for 9 hours. I have them on for when I am at home.