Night light?
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flower
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Originally Posted by erifish3
http:///forum/post/3243744
Do fish need a night light? I have a 180g FOWLR in my living room and it gets pitch dark at night. So do they?
There are night critters that come out of the rocks, but fish sleep hiding in the nooks an crannies. I use moonlights to watch the night activity.
Moonlights also help with fin nipping, as some fish get mean during the night and moonlights allow the other fish to see what’s coming at them in the dark.
http:///forum/post/3243744
Do fish need a night light? I have a 180g FOWLR in my living room and it gets pitch dark at night. So do they?
There are night critters that come out of the rocks, but fish sleep hiding in the nooks an crannies. I use moonlights to watch the night activity.
Moonlights also help with fin nipping, as some fish get mean during the night and moonlights allow the other fish to see what’s coming at them in the dark.
florida joe
Well-Known Member
your tank can benefit from 24/7 in a refuge
erifish3
Member
Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3243775
your tank can benefit from 24/7 in a refuge
? Sorry, having a senior moment.
http:///forum/post/3243775
your tank can benefit from 24/7 in a refuge
? Sorry, having a senior moment.
aquaknight
Active Member
Your fish have no benefit from a nightlight. They will still be able to see. If you would like a moonlight for aesthetic reasons for yourself, by all means add one, I've run them before. Just don't over power the tank with them.
What Joe is pointing out is that if you run a light on your refugium/sump 24/7, or at least on the opposite schedule of your main tank lights, it will help keep the water parameters, specifically pH, more stable. With a tank that only has lights on the display, after they have been off for a bit, the algaes that change co2 to oxygen stop converting. Yet your fish and other organisms are still using up oxygen. If you've never measured your tank's pH in the wee hours of the morning, do so. It drops more then you might think.
What Joe is pointing out is that if you run a light on your refugium/sump 24/7, or at least on the opposite schedule of your main tank lights, it will help keep the water parameters, specifically pH, more stable. With a tank that only has lights on the display, after they have been off for a bit, the algaes that change co2 to oxygen stop converting. Yet your fish and other organisms are still using up oxygen. If you've never measured your tank's pH in the wee hours of the morning, do so. It drops more then you might think.