What Time Do You Set Your T5 Lights?

[blackjacktang]

I was just wondering what time you all set your Daylights and Actinics to turn on and off.
I have my Actinics to turn on a 7:30am, then the day lights turn on at 8:00pm
My Daylights get struck at 8:00 and are put out at 7:30pm

 

[flower]

6:30am for actinic and 7:00am for MHs.....MHs off at 7:00pm actinic off at 9:00pm..moonlights 9:00pm to 6:30am My seahorse tank with T5s has the same light schedule for the time being.
Everyone has what works best for them, and no two tanks are the same. I work night shift and for a long time I covered my tank in the day with panels attached with velcro and put my lights on at night when I could enjoy them.

 

[dmanatee]

Does it make me weird that I adjust the lighting slightly to coinside with natural dawn dusk give or take some light. Right now its 8am actinic -9pm and 8:30am 8:30 pm for the daylights, and then in the summer its typically 8am to 10pm for the actinic and 8:30 am-9:30pm for the day lights.
Then again, my moonlights are actualy set to coinside with the phases of the moon. I am such a nerd...

I think it is what ever floats you boat, just as long as your tank is getting enough "night time...so you dont get bleaching or extream alge growth.

 

[acrylic51]

I would set my lighting schedule up to where it best suits your home life....If your out all day, why have your lighting on when your not home to enjoy.....Why couldn't/wouldn't you set your light schedule if you work daylight and home by 5pm to come on roughly at 3pm, so that way when your home everything is open and about and you get to enjoy the tank, vs coming home and the lighting cycle is about at it's end????

 

[blackjacktang]

Quote:
Originally Posted by acrylic51 http:///forum/thread/383820/what-time-do-you-set-your-t5-lights#post_3360005
I would set my lighting schedule up to where it best suits your home life....If your out all day, why have your lighting on when your not home to enjoy.....Why couldn't/wouldn't you set your light schedule if you work daylight and home by 5pm to come on roughly at 3pm, so that way when your home everything is open and about and you get to enjoy the tank, vs coming home and the lighting cycle is about at it's end????
you have a good point there. I get home around 3 tho..

 

[acrylic51]

Your system will adjust to your lighting schedule, but you could start your lights around noon and by the time you get home everything is open and out for your pleasure!!!