Stock moonlights

Spikewire · 10-21-2009, 11:09 AM

After a great offline convo with Glenn (nanoreffing4fun) I thought I would put this out there as a new thread. Originally we were talking about lighting and the timer. I was asking (hoping) that there might be a way to control the moonlights. Basically have moonlights come on for an hour in the AM, then T5s during day, then T5s off and moonlights stay on for an hour or so, and then all lights off.

Currently I have T5s during the day and moonlights on during the night.

That's long way to go for my question but here goes.

Do folks leave their moonlights on all night or do you shut everything off and have the tank totally dark until the morning?

I know the moonlights simulate a natural moon at night so it would make sense that you can/should leave them on at night, but I still wonder if total darkness at night might be better.

Thoughts?

redsea reefer · 10-21-2009, 11:26 AM

I leave mine on all night.

Reefmack · 10-21-2009, 02:43 PM

I run my blue ones all night, although I've thought about adjusting my non-RSM lighting to have darkness a few hours a night. Since there have been no negatives to moonlights on all night for over 2 years, I just leave well enough alone.

h45e · 10-21-2009, 06:31 PM

I have a different tank atm, and with that one I had to put the nightlights on a different power supply, so I put the nightlights 1 hour before the normal lights come on but at night I have the nightlights on from 10pm until 12pm.

tnwillia · 10-21-2009, 07:15 PM

My Blue moon lites are on 24/7

w00t · 10-21-2009, 07:18 PM

I also leave mine on all night.

echopiece · 10-21-2009, 08:25 PM

I have my moonlights on a separate timer and have complete darkness for 3 hours each night.

reefjeff · 10-22-2009, 06:18 AM

mine are on all night

proenca · 10-22-2009, 01:29 PM

mine are all night long...

nanoreefing4fun · 10-22-2009, 02:26 PM

I had told this to Chris in a PM, but for the record

when my main ones go off, my moon ones come on... very little power used 4 led's & I enjoy looking at them at night, when I walk by

Reefmack · 10-22-2009, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nanoreefing4fun

I had told this to Chris in a PM, but for the record

when my main ones go off, my moon ones come on... very little power used 4 led's & I enjoy looking at them at night, when I walk by

Probably true for most of us!

Nowellsy SNR · 10-22-2009, 05:36 PM

All night mine are on

10-21-2009, 11:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
Spikewire Serpent Star Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 210 View Gallery Karma Komment	Stock moonlights After a great offline convo with Glenn (nanoreffing4fun) I thought I would put this out there as a new thread. Originally we were talking about lighting and the timer. I was asking (hoping) that there might be a way to control the moonlights. Basically have moonlights come on for an hour in the AM, then T5s during day, then T5s off and moonlights stay on for an hour or so, and then all lights off. Currently I have T5s during the day and moonlights on during the night. That's long way to go for my question but here goes. Do folks leave their moonlights on all night or do you shut everything off and have the tank totally dark until the morning? I know the moonlights simulate a natural moon at night so it would make sense that you can/should leave them on at night, but I still wonder if total darkness at night might be better. Thoughts? __________________ Chris from Boston My tank thread 34g Red Sea Max 130D (July '09), 40 lbs. live rock, Mix of Red Sea substrate with live sand, Tunze 9002, Steve T media rack and cup, Hydor Koralia 1, Chemi-Pure Elite, Purigen \| CUC: (20) Assorted Snails, (2) Red Legged Hermits, (3) Blue Legged Hermits, Cleaner Shrimp (Cocktail), Fire Shrimp (Scampi) \| CORALS: Duncan, Ricordia (Orange, blue, and green), Acan Lord (6 Frags), Favia Brain, War Coral (Meteor Shower), Trumpet, Pink Birds Nest, Blasto, Hammer (2), Neon Green Chalice, Purple Chalice, Sunset Encrusting Montipora, Seasons Greetings Encrusting Montipora, Meteor Shower Cyphastrea, Pavona, Neon Pink and Green Open Brain, Leather, Baby Dendro, Numerous Zoanthids, \| FISH; Ocellaris Clown (Lemme), Bangii Cardinal (Perry), Flame Angel (Orbit), Red Scooter Blenny (Skittles), Yellow Watchman Gobie (Fang) silly crabs

10-21-2009, 11:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
redsea reefer Tridacna maxima Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: L.A, California Posts: 4,221 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stock moonlights I leave mine on all night. __________________ 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

10-21-2009, 02:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 10,542 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stock moonlights I run my blue ones all night, although I've thought about adjusting my non-RSM lighting to have darkness a few hours a night. Since there have been no negatives to moonlights on all night for over 2 years, I just leave well enough alone. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W 14K HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 1 x 24W KZ Fiji Purple T5, 1 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, Vortech battery backup, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Nano Reef Systems custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread

10-21-2009, 06:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
h45e Tubeworm Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 39 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stock moonlights I have a different tank atm, and with that one I had to put the nightlights on a different power supply, so I put the nightlights 1 hour before the normal lights come on but at night I have the nightlights on from 10pm until 12pm.

10-21-2009, 07:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
tnwillia Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Irmo, South Carolina Posts: 2,280 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stock moonlights My Blue moon lites are on 24/7 __________________ Tom RSM 250 Jan 2009, 10Lb Live Rock, 70Lb Dry rock & 80Lb RS Reef Base, Euro Reef RSM 250 Skimmer, JBJ Artica 1/4hp Chiller, ViaAqua Titanium 300 Heater, 3.5KW Gas Generator, Custom in-cabinet Sump/Fuge and Nano Prefilter from LifeReef. Iwaki WMD40LXT External pump, JBJ ATO. 2 Vortech MP-40s with battery backup and Outer Orbit dual 150 HQI/T5 with Phoenix 14K bulbs. My Tank Thread http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...rsm-250-a.html

10-21-2009, 07:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
w00t Midas Blenny Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 95 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stock moonlights I also leave mine on all night.

10-21-2009, 08:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
echopiece Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 351 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stock moonlights I have my moonlights on a separate timer and have complete darkness for 3 hours each night.

10-22-2009, 06:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
reefjeff Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Monaco principality Posts: 274 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stock moonlights mine are on all night __________________ RSM 130D, tunze 9002 with intank media rack & collection cup, 20kgs of fiji live rocks, aragonite sandbed, softies: zoanthus, toadstool leather, green star polyps, pinkish softy (dunno the name, lol) fishies & other inhabitant : 2 clown, 1 hippo tang, 1 sea ursin, 2 blue legged hermits, 1 nassarius, 3 trochus, 1 coral banded shrimp, 1 peppermint shrimp .............................. ............................

10-22-2009, 01:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
proenca Cabbage Leather Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 382 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stock moonlights mine are all night long... __________________ Gonçalo Proença "I know how to make a small fortune - start with a large fortune and get a reef tank" (c) Emma 2009 Red Sea Max 130D with Tunze 9002 skimmer,Hailea 150A Chiller,inTank media rack / Tunze cup,Aquamedic niveaumat ATO \| My Tank Thread

10-22-2009, 02:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Great White Shark Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 6,961 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stock moonlights I had told this to Chris in a PM, but for the record when my main ones go off, my moon ones come on... very little power used 4 led's & I enjoy looking at them at night, when I walk by __________________ ~ Red Sea Max 130D ~ Glenn's Reef ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>

10-22-2009, 05:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
Nowellsy SNR Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Preston UK Posts: 3,017 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Stock moonlights All night mine are on __________________ Anthony Red Sea Max 250 Started 9/5/09 24kg Indonesian Live Rock, 10kg Figi Live Rock (EQUIPMENT) RSM250 Euro Reef Nano Skimmer, D-D DC300 Chiller with external NewJet NJ2300 Multi Pump.....2 Vortech MP-40w's, Rena SmartHeater 300w(CORALS) 2 Green and White Pipe Organ, 1 Torch, 1 Hammerhead, 4 Head Duncan, 1 Feather Duster, 1 Medusa, 1 Finger Leather, 1 Sarcophyton trocheliophorum,1 Montipora hirsuta, 1 Acropora maroon, 1 Xenia elongata, 1 Seriatopora guttatus, 1 Green Polyps coral, 1 Trachyphyllia(FISH)3 Yellow Tail Damsels, 1 Niger Trigger, 1 Yellow Tang, 1 Potters Anglefish, 2 Ocellaris Clownfish, 1 Yellow head Goby, 1 Copperband Butterflyfish My Tank threadTake a look have a Nosey

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