What's your lighting schedule?

Discussion in 'Reef Lighting' started by ts383, Jun 6, 2006.

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  1. ts383

    ts383 Astrea Snail

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    Trying to gauge how badly I'm screwing things up :)


    Some of the books I read when I started setting up my tank suggested a 12-hour lighting schedule...so I dutifully went out and got my lights hooked up to timers and the like, and everyone is happy (so I'm assuming), but I wanted to know what some of the more experienced people have found to be a good lighting schedule.
     
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  3. serotonin

    serotonin Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Here's my schedule:

    1st half of lights on at 9am, 2nd half on at 11am.
    1st half off at 7pm, 2nd half off at 9pm.
     
  4. Reef Lover

    Reef Lover Sea Dragon

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    Actinics on at 6am, Day lights on at 8am
    Day lights off at 6pm, Actinics off at 9pm then moonlight on at 9pm.

    Around the end of June till the first or second week of Sept. I cut down on the day light by 2 hours to help keep the tank cool. I started the cut down at the begging of the month by 5 minutes a day.
     
  5. jtReef

    jtReef Ritteri Anemone

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    I prefer a 12 hour schedule. Actonic on at 10am. 10k on at 11am. 10k off at
    9pm and actonic off at 10pm
     
  6. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    Actinics on at 10AM off 10PM Daylights on 11AM off 9PM

    I made it later because i wake up and leave too early for the fish and usually stay up late.

    Moonlights are always on the MoonTracker.
     
  7. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    Actinics on at 6:00 or so. 1/2 hour to an hour later the 10000k lights go on for 10 hours or so. Then the 10000k go off leaving my actinics on for another 1/2 to hour after that. Then the moon light go on all night along with the 50/50 lights over my refugium... til the morning when it starts over again.
     
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  9. asilefx

    asilefx Skunk Shrimp

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    Actinics on at 7:00 am, 10,000 K at 9:00 am.

    10,000 K off at 5:00 pm, Actinics off at 7:00 pm.

    7:00 pm - 7:00 am Lunar Lights.
     
  10. cerpin_taxt

    cerpin_taxt Bristle Worm

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    actinics on at 11am 10000K on at 12pm 10000K off at 10pm actinics til 11pm then moon lights til 11 am again