jrumpf Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I just bought a timer. My plan, i suppose, is to leave the moon LED's on all the time and put the daytime lights on during the day. How long should I make it daylight for? 12g nc dx. want to do mix of fish and soft corals. Currently I have it being daylight from 6 am to 10pm (when I am awake.) is this ok? Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 What type of lights do you have? 14 hours is a long photoperiod. In the tropics, day length is close to 12 hours all year, so that is a more natural maximum. Link to comment
jrumpf Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 Hi john, i have a 12g nano cube dx. I tjink they are cf's Link to comment
Dizzle21 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 i run about 7 hours a day Link to comment
JBM Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 8-12 hours is normal lighting schedule. Any longer than that & you might start to have algae issues. Link to comment
jrumpf Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 Do u think the photo period cpuld be split up so it is on for 6 hous in the morning and 6 hours in the evening, or does it need to be a continuous 12 hours? Link to comment
nor_cal_nano Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Do u think the photo period cpuld be split up so it is on for 6 hous in the morning and 6 hours in the evening, or does it need to be a continuous 12 hours? Does the sun rise twice a day? Link to comment
kidninja Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Does the sun rise twice a day? LOLOLOL i have Nano12DX have mine set to 9AM - 7PM then moonlights after that Link to comment
JBM Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Does the sun rise twice a day? a "rest" of 2-4 hours during the photo period can actually be beneficial for most softies. or so i've read. at the end of the day it's your tank. Do what you want & what makes you happy Link to comment
Dizzle21 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Does the sun rise twice a day? no but ppl have done it to promote coral growth Link to comment
Curry02 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I have mine set for about 7 hours a day. I did read about setting it so the lights are on for 4 hours then off and then back on for another 4 hours. Might give it a try. Link to comment
nor_cal_nano Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Sounds weird to me. Lol Link to comment
peytonk Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Sounds weird to me. Lol haha I read "sounds weird to me" and looked at your avatar at the same time. cracked me up. Link to comment
GokesReef Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Linky? Google. But yes, people do, in fact, run 2 photo periods per day for extra growth. And no, the sun does not rise twice a day. Back on topic, I run all 4 bulbs from 2p-8p with ~4 additional hours of blues on either end of that and moonlights otherwise. Link to comment
nor_cal_nano Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I was on my phone. I'd rather you do it. Link to comment
ednangel Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 can anyone articulate more about 2 photo periods beneiting coral growth, never heard this before... Link to comment
nor_cal_nano Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I tried researching it for a couple minutes. Didn't come up with much other than a couple people saying, "yeah it works" or not recommending it because it burns out the bulbs twice as fast. Just seems unnatural to me... Link to comment
Pickle010 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I've read this before as well... I want to say it was an article - Anyhow, the logic was that coral benefit the most from the lighting from the first couple of hours the most and that by giving the photoperiod a break you are in affect doubling the benefit of the lighting. I don't know how much truth there is to it. But I can see the logic. Link to comment
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