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Djm9288
06/06/2002, 12:56 PM
At what times do you/timer turn on and off the lights in your aquarium?

Daniel

pitabu
06/06/2002, 02:36 PM
Well, I'm sureI'm wrong on this, but.....I start off with a 13 watt(pc,blue) around 6 AM, increase it with 26 watts(pc,blue+white)(total 39 watts) around 7 AM and then reverse that at 9 PM, lights out at 10. This is on a 5 gallon tank.

Pinecone_Jeff
06/06/2002, 05:16 PM
10 gal at work with 2x36 w PC's: On at 8 am, off at 7 pm.

37 gal at home with 2x55 PC's + 13 watt PC + spillage from 2x13 watt PC on refugium:
ON-
13 watt at 1 pm, 2x13 at 1:30 pm, 2x55 at 2 pm.
OFF-
2x55 at 1am, 2x13 at 1:30pm, 13 watt at 2 am

All my lights are tuned to my work schedule/home time. :D

Kapelakin
06/08/2002, 11:10 AM
My lights are on 11am-9pm, so that they'er on for a few hours when I get home. I'm going to add an NO light that will run from 1--10 for dusk/dawn effect.

scd
06/11/2002, 05:25 PM
My 2x55w pc on a 15g go on at 7am and off at 2:30pm....

I only see the tank with lights on in the morning and on weekends... I chose this format for heat reasons. Soon there will be someone home everyday(house temp will be lower) so I likely will adjust the time slowly to be on for more of the day.

Actually, since I don't have any light "loving" corals,etc I am testing just using a single 55w until my livestock requires more.

ReefCorner
06/12/2002, 10:33 AM
On my new nano tank.

The light times are.

Refugium: 8am-8pm - 9watt daylight
Dawn: 9am- 12pm - 13 watt - Actinic
Daytime: 12 noon - 8pm - 32 watt 50/50 Smartlite
Dusk: 8pm-12am - 13 watt - Actinic