Lighting schedule

sneaks03 · 09-28-2009, 05:23 PM

So I am looking to adjust my lighting schedule, because I would like the lights to be on more when I am at home. However, I would like to be able to feed the guys before I leave for work at 8am on feeding days. I get home around 6:30pm. How do you guys run your lights and any suggestions on a lighting schedule? Would it be bad to turn on the lights for an hour at 7:30am then have them go off and com on at 2pm for 7hrs? Open to any ideas on this. Thanks!

BobBursek · 09-28-2009, 05:48 PM

My actincs come on at 11am MH at 1pm till 7pm then the actinics till 9pm, I feed in the dark in the am, fish will find it, usually I feed at night when the lights are on but still give a sprinkle in the am once in a while.

redsea reefer · 09-28-2009, 05:50 PM

My lights are on at 2pm till 11pm. I feed at 6 or 7pm...

framerguy · 09-28-2009, 06:27 PM

Your room lighting will be enough for feeding your fish if you need to do it in the morning. Set the lights to come on for viewing while you are home. My T5's come on at 11 and go off at 11, MH's are on for four hours from 5:30 to 9:30. You could shift your feeding time to the evening, the fish will be fine and won't care one bit. If you need to feed twice a day then feed with room lighting in the morning. I think it would be best not to turn on the lights then turn them off again.

Hookup · 09-28-2009, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redsea reefer

My lights are on at 2pm till 11pm. I feed at 6 or 7pm...

Pretty much exactly what I do.

cbrownfish · 09-28-2009, 08:05 PM

Dawn to 11am - Ambient light
11am to 9pm - Halides only (250W P14K DE's)
9pm to 10pm - Actinic T5's only
10pm to 2am - White/Blue LED moonlights only
2am to Dawn - All dark

BigAl07 · 09-28-2009, 08:13 PM

11am to Noon - Actinics Only
Noon - 8pm MH's +ACtinics
8pm to 9pm - Actinics only
24/7 White/Blue LED moonlights only

Here's the same thing written differently

11am Actinics ON
12pm MH's ON
8pm MH's OFF
9pm Actinics OFF
LED moonlights on 24/7

In addition to the above schedule I have my Fuge light

On 12 hrs a day

ON at 9pm
OFF at 9am

sneaks03 · 09-28-2009, 09:03 PM

I will try adjusting the lights and see how ambient light feeding will work and run my lights from 2-10pm see how that goes.

miaskies · 10-09-2009, 05:16 AM

If you want, you can change your lighting schedule and they will adjust to it. Technically, if you wanted to, you could have your lights come on at noon and go off at midnight, it's all up to you.

BigAl07 · 10-09-2009, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miaskies

If you want, you can change your lighting schedule and they will adjust to it. Technically, if you wanted to, you could have your lights come on at noon and go off at midnight, it's all up to you.

That's pretty much how I have mine set up!! Or at least close to it.

chipmunkofdoom2 · 10-09-2009, 10:20 AM

Yeah, I used to have the lights on what I thought was a "regular schedule". Turns out with work and school, that left me no time to look at my tank! So I set the lights to come on around noon and turn off right before I go to bed.

sneaks03 · 10-12-2009, 03:38 PM

Yeah changed mine from 1-10pm and it is nice being able to see my tank for a bit now before going to bed.

09-28-2009, 05:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
sneaks03 Neon dottyback Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Valdosta, Ga. Posts: 622 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Lighting schedule So I am looking to adjust my lighting schedule, because I would like the lights to be on more when I am at home. However, I would like to be able to feed the guys before I leave for work at 8am on feeding days. I get home around 6:30pm. How do you guys run your lights and any suggestions on a lighting schedule? Would it be bad to turn on the lights for an hour at 7:30am then have them go off and com on at 2pm for 7hrs? Open to any ideas on this. Thanks! __________________ Jonathan 55g FOWLR Wet/Dry Trickle Filter with external overflow Gamma UV Sterilizer 8w Korallia 3 and 2 2 Ocillaris Clownfish 6 Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crabs 4 Mexican Turbo Snails 5 Tube Worms 10 Nassarius snails 1 Emerald Crab 1 Sandsifting Star

09-28-2009, 05:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
BobBursek Reef Lobster Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Milw area suburb Posts: 1,551 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting schedule My actincs come on at 11am MH at 1pm till 7pm then the actinics till 9pm, I feed in the dark in the am, fish will find it, usually I feed at night when the lights are on but still give a sprinkle in the am once in a while. __________________ Bob The difference between a Reef tank and a money shredder is the Tank will trip the GFI! 120gal tank, 30gal fuge/sump, 2 250w MH, 2 96w Actinics, SPS's, LPS's, fish. http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg138/rbursek/

09-28-2009, 05:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
redsea reefer Tridacna maxima Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: L.A, California Posts: 4,221 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting schedule My lights are on at 2pm till 11pm. I feed at 6 or 7pm... __________________ Eddie 34g RSM 130 with 45#'s live rock and 30#'s aragonite reef sand. Tunze 9002 skimmer with inTank media rack - Vortech MP10 Eddie's RSM 130

09-28-2009, 06:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
framerguy Tridacna maxima Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Clarkesville, Ga Posts: 4,994 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting schedule Your room lighting will be enough for feeding your fish if you need to do it in the morning. Set the lights to come on for viewing while you are home. My T5's come on at 11 and go off at 11, MH's are on for four hours from 5:30 to 9:30. You could shift your feeding time to the evening, the fish will be fine and won't care one bit. If you need to feed twice a day then feed with room lighting in the morning. I think it would be best not to turn on the lights then turn them off again. __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) 375gDT built in wall, 100g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, Aqua C EV-400 skimmer etc, etc, etc... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...areum-too.html

09-28-2009, 08:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
cbrownfish Acropora Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,917 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting schedule Dawn to 11am - Ambient light 11am to 9pm - Halides only (250W P14K DE's) 9pm to 10pm - Actinic T5's only 10pm to 2am - White/Blue LED moonlights only 2am to Dawn - All dark __________________ *Confucius Say: "best way to save face, is to keep lower part of face shut".* CURRENT SET UP -- 90 gallon display, 30 gallon refugium, 6 gallon pod breeder, 100 gallon sump (complete with frag rack), 2X250 MH 14K DE HQI, Vortech MP40w and Koralia #4 for flow, 2X Tunze 9010 Skimmers, Sequence Dart return, 2X Ranco Controllers w/Titanium Heaters, 150 lb LR (90 in display, 60 in sump), 5" DSB, Mixed reef - Softies, LPS, SPS, Clams.

09-28-2009, 08:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Nerd :) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 24,170 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting schedule 11am to Noon - Actinics Only Noon - 8pm MH's +ACtinics 8pm to 9pm - Actinics only 24/7 White/Blue LED moonlights only Here's the same thing written differently 11am Actinics ON 12pm MH's ON 8pm MH's OFF 9pm Actinics OFF LED moonlights on 24/7 In addition to the above schedule I have my Fuge light On 12 hrs a day ON at 9pm OFF at 9am __________________ > > > >Read ME < < < < when you're in need of answers or help with your tank. *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! Big Al's 10g.... BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle.... Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef.... DIY LED Fixture - Allens OFFICE 12g by chipmunkofdoom2

09-28-2009, 09:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
sneaks03 Neon dottyback Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Valdosta, Ga. Posts: 622 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting schedule I will try adjusting the lights and see how ambient light feeding will work and run my lights from 2-10pm see how that goes.

10-09-2009, 05:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
miaskies Limpet Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 144 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting schedule If you want, you can change your lighting schedule and they will adjust to it. Technically, if you wanted to, you could have your lights come on at noon and go off at midnight, it's all up to you.

10-09-2009, 10:20 AM	#11 (permalink)
chipmunkofdoom2 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stewartstown, PA Posts: 1,689 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Lighting schedule Yeah, I used to have the lights on what I thought was a "regular schedule". Turns out with work and school, that left me no time to look at my tank! So I set the lights to come on around noon and turn off right before I go to bed. __________________ DIY LED Retro I like to glue animals to rocks and put disturbing amounts of electricity and saltwater next to each other.

10-12-2009, 03:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
sneaks03 Neon dottyback Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Valdosta, Ga. Posts: 622 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lighting schedule Yeah changed mine from 1-10pm and it is nice being able to see my tank for a bit now before going to bed. __________________ Jonathan 55g FOWLR Wet/Dry Trickle Filter with external overflow Gamma UV Sterilizer 8w Korallia 3 and 2 2 Ocillaris Clownfish 6 Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crabs 4 Mexican Turbo Snails 5 Tube Worms 10 Nassarius snails 1 Emerald Crab 1 Sandsifting Star

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