Lighting Schedules for Actinics & Halides

Discussion in 'Metal Halide Aquarium Lighting' started by RNO CORALS, Jun 30, 2009.

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  1. RNO CORALS

    RNO CORALS Bristle Worm

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    I was wanting to get some suggetions on my schedule and what some of your lighting schedules are for actinics and halides on your reef tanks. I start my actinics at 9:30am then the halides come on at 11:00am, then shut off at 7:00pm then the actincs stay on until 9:00pm, then moonlights are on until 9:30am.

    I have a 55 gallon reef with 3 maxima clams, misc zoas,4 ricordea shrooms, duncan corals, coco worms, feather dusters, pair of clowns with 2 anemones(rose and oarnge bubble tips) acros, green eye candy canes, x-mas tree rocks, hippo tang, pair of bumble bee gobies with a tiger pistol shrimp, pair of mandirean dragonettes(one spotted).
     
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  2. Bogie

    Bogie Snowflake Eel

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    Your light schedule sound fine. You could even stretch the actinics to 14 hours if you wanted to.
     
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  3. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    My actinics come on at 2pm, halides on at 5, halides off at 11, actinics off at 1230am. I honestly leave my moonlights on 24/7
     
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  4. ivydog

    ivydog Feather Duster

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    thats the same time my timers are set for
     
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