fish only light schedule

I have a t5 fixture with 2 antanic and 2 10k bulbs. It also have 4 leds on it too. As of right now my tank is a 55 gallon fish only. I plan on adding corals later on. What sort of schedule should i run my light at?

 

Whatever is needed for you to view them For reef tanks, most stay between 10-12 hours of lighting start to finish. On my FOWLR tanks I do noon to 9PM.

 

Oops i guess i dont have a fish only tank. I have live rock as well so i guess i have a fowlr tank.

 

Just make sure its not on too long. 8-10 is fine.

 

Thanks guys! What sort of schedule would you reccomend if i put some softies in my tank?

 

The same. Most softies don't require much light. I have Kenya Tree growing in a couple tanks, with 8 hours of "poor" lighting.

 

My light fixture is 156 watt total. And like i said before it has two antanic blue bulbs and two 10k white bulbs. Plus 4 blue leds as well. What corals will this light setup be capable of supporting? Or if its easier what corals will my light setup NOT be able to support? Thanks again.

 

I have never used a T5 fixture, so hopefully someone with a 4-bulb fixture can chime in. But I am thinking that should be fine for any softy, zoas/palys, lower light chalices, mushrooms, ricordeas, duncans, candy canes, etc.

 

Do you have a fixture with reflectors on the bulbs?

 

Excellent question.

With individual reflectors and quality bulbs (Geismann, ATI, etc.), you can grow anything you want with a 4-lamp T5HO fixture.