Light timers?
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markanderson
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I have my acrylic from 8am-8pm and my main light from 10am-6pm. This works well for me.
deltablack22
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You dont have your lights on timers anyway? Thats a real pain to maintain a good light cycle without timers. What kind of coral do you have in the tank?
fishymama
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Originally Posted by DeltaBlack22
You dont have your lights on timers anyway? Thats a real pain to maintain a good light cycle without timers. What kind of coral do you have in the tank?
All I have in the tank is 2 FP Clowns, 1 golden Jawed Goby, and 55
+ lbs live rock. Nothing more. I turn the lights on at 7:30 when I get up and normally turn them off around 9 when I go to bed. With going out of town I have decided to get them on a better schedule. Why is my question so hard to just answer?
markanderson - My lights are a one unit light, do I have to have the 2 lighting styles on different timers? Cause with the set up I don't think I can. The unit (coralife) has 2 blue and 2 regular lights. Each bulb is 65 watts (I have only had the tank up for 5 months and still learning alot of this).
You dont have your lights on timers anyway? Thats a real pain to maintain a good light cycle without timers. What kind of coral do you have in the tank?
All I have in the tank is 2 FP Clowns, 1 golden Jawed Goby, and 55
+ lbs live rock. Nothing more. I turn the lights on at 7:30 when I get up and normally turn them off around 9 when I go to bed. With going out of town I have decided to get them on a better schedule. Why is my question so hard to just answer?
markanderson - My lights are a one unit light, do I have to have the 2 lighting styles on different timers? Cause with the set up I don't think I can. The unit (coralife) has 2 blue and 2 regular lights. Each bulb is 65 watts (I have only had the tank up for 5 months and still learning alot of this).
markanderson
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Do the blue light have a different power cord then the regular? If so there are duel timers that allow you to run the blue lighting independently of the regular.
If its all on one powercord it may be time to upgrade. In general fish need to that the blue lighting running for at least half an hour before the main lighting turns on and for a half hour after the main lighting turns off. Its like the sunset for them and lets them no its time to go to bed. If the lights just turn off its very stressful.
If its all on one powercord it may be time to upgrade. In general fish need to that the blue lighting running for at least half an hour before the main lighting turns on and for a half hour after the main lighting turns off. Its like the sunset for them and lets them no its time to go to bed. If the lights just turn off its very stressful.
fishymama
Member
Originally Posted by markanderson
Do the blue light have a different power cord then the regular? If so there are duel timers that allow you to run the blue lighting independently of the regular.
If its all on one powercord it may be time to upgrade. In general fish need to that the blue lighting running for at least half an hour before the main lighting turns on and for a half hour after the main lighting turns off. Its like the sunset for them and lets them no its time to go to bed. If the lights just turn off its very stressful.
I am silly, there are 2 cords. I just have to get another timer for the main lighting. Thanks so much. Also, We have a lunar light too does it really matter to have one of them?
Do the blue light have a different power cord then the regular? If so there are duel timers that allow you to run the blue lighting independently of the regular.
If its all on one powercord it may be time to upgrade. In general fish need to that the blue lighting running for at least half an hour before the main lighting turns on and for a half hour after the main lighting turns off. Its like the sunset for them and lets them no its time to go to bed. If the lights just turn off its very stressful.
I am silly, there are 2 cords. I just have to get another timer for the main lighting. Thanks so much. Also, We have a lunar light too does it really matter to have one of them?
deltablack22
Active Member
Originally Posted by FishyMama
All I have in the tank is 2 FP Clowns, 1 golden Jawed Goby, and 55
+ lbs live rock. Nothing more. I turn the lights on at 7:30 when I get up and normally turn them off around 9 when I go to bed. With going out of town I have decided to get them on a better schedule. Why is my question so hard to just answer?
markanderson - My lights are a one unit light, do I have to have the 2 lighting styles on different timers? Cause with the set up I don't think I can. The unit (coralife) has 2 blue and 2 regular lights. Each bulb is 65 watts (I have only had the tank up for 5 months and still learning alot of this).
Your question is "so hard to just answer" because coral plays a big difference in what you need to do. If you have nothing but fish and LR in the tank, I say give em a solar eclipse for the weekend.
All I have in the tank is 2 FP Clowns, 1 golden Jawed Goby, and 55
+ lbs live rock. Nothing more. I turn the lights on at 7:30 when I get up and normally turn them off around 9 when I go to bed. With going out of town I have decided to get them on a better schedule. Why is my question so hard to just answer?
markanderson - My lights are a one unit light, do I have to have the 2 lighting styles on different timers? Cause with the set up I don't think I can. The unit (coralife) has 2 blue and 2 regular lights. Each bulb is 65 watts (I have only had the tank up for 5 months and still learning alot of this).
Your question is "so hard to just answer" because coral plays a big difference in what you need to do. If you have nothing but fish and LR in the tank, I say give em a solar eclipse for the weekend.