Light timing?!? Im so confused!!!

Discussion in 'T5 Aquarium Lighting' started by Hasuna91, Aug 20, 2013.

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  1. Hasuna91

    Hasuna91 Plankton

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    I just got my new lights. I have 2 10k daytime, 2 actinic and 6 lunar leds.
    I searched everywhere for an answer on how I should time these lights. I only have LR rock, which some mysterious growth on it, clownfish coming in a couple weeks and corals in a few months. How should I time my lights to be coral and clownfish friendly?


    TIA!!
     
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  3. Scape

    Scape Astrea Snail

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    Time your lights? You mean what light schedule should you have them on?

    I Have my 4 PCs on for 12hrs and then Lunar lights on for the other 12.
    Once I get my LED setup Ill be doing a peak point from 11-1 and then have the Lunar lights on a lunar schedule.

    What I would do with your lights is
    Run 2 Actinics from 8am to 8pm
    Have the Day times turn on an hour after and turn off an hr before. Or maybe 2hrs..
    Then have your Lunars on the rest

    Im not a lighting expert.. Im just saying that's what I would do. Other people might do theirs different
     
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  4. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    I suggest actinics for 10 hours and daylights come on 1 hour after actinics and off one hour before the actinics go off.
     
  5. Mrhighline

    Mrhighline Fire Shrimp

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    I run my radions from 500pm to 1200am. 7 hours. If you think about the part of the world corals come from most of the time you get 8 hrs of daylight all year round. Why would you run your tank lights for more than than? Made sense to me ... But to each their own.
     
  6. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    +1 ;)
     
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    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    I do this.
     
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  9. ProfessoChaos

    ProfessoChaos Astrea Snail

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    Me too