Whats your lighting cycle?

xcali1985

xcali1985

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Im wondering what lighting cycles you guys and gals use for you tanks. I think mine is on too long, heres my current cycle.
Lighting: Power Compacts
5:30am - 10:00am - Actinic
10:00am - 6pm - Daylight + Actinic
6pm - 9pm - Actinic
9pm-5:30am - Moonlight
The only things I have that are light dependant is a Sebae Anemone and coraline algae. How much light does each need.
 
aquaguy24

aquaguy24

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For Anemone it doesn't matter how long u have yr lights on it how intense the lights are(someone correct me if I'm wrong). IMO pc's won't cut it. The coraline algae will be fine. Cut the actinics by an hour or two like said above.
 
jemshores

jemshores

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I run my lighting according to my schedule. On early in the AM, off during part of the day; on again before returning home from work; till bedtime! That way I can always enjoy with the lites on. BTW your power company must luv u!!
 
mech-a-nic

mech-a-nic

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I run mine:
120 Gallon
12:00 to 1:00 Antic
1:00 to 9:30 Antic and MH
9:30 to 10:30 Antic
Moonlights run 24/7 (4 Leds are no load)
Refuge runs a coralife CP 50/50 11:00 Pm to 9:00 AM
No algae problems as of yet.
55 Gallon
12:00 to 9:30 4xT5s
Moonlight 24/7
Refuge 11:00 to 8:00
46 hex (My tank with algae problems)
12:00 To 2:00 Antic
2:00 to 5:00 Antic and MH
5:00 to 6:30 Antic
Moonlights 24/7
 
spanko

spanko

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Actinics 9 hours - 1 hour before and 1 hour after halide.
Halide 7 hours.
Moonlight 15 hours - on when actinics go off, then off when actinics com on.
 
xcali1985

xcali1985

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I shortened my lighting cycle a few hours, hopefully this will also allow my snails to catch up with the diatom bloom im fighting, im really not too concerned right now as ill be changing over to a 80 gallon in 2 weeks but i dont want to transfer too much nusiances although i have to buy a lot more sand and crushed coral.
 
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