Can I keep my aquarium light on at night instead of the day?

[Alex Peacock]

Hi!  I have a rose bubble tip anemone and I just got a light for it, but the light is super bright and there's no way to turn the brightness down.  Is there any way I can keep the light on at night for the anemone and off during the day?  Or is there anything I can put over the (LED) light to keep the brightness down but have it still be effective?  Thanks!

[DevilDuck]

Can you post a picture of your setup?

[Alex Peacock]

Can't seem to get a pic up but it's a pico Reefbreeders light.  I mostly want to know if it's ok to have the light on at night instead of daytime or if that will just be stressful for the anemone?

[Jakesaw]

20 minutes ago, Alex Peacock said:

Can't seem to get a pic up but it's a pico Reefbreeders light.  I mostly want to know if it's ok to have the light on at night instead of daytime or if that will just be stressful for the anemone?

Just an educated guess

 

It shouldn't matter what time the light cycle starts as long as there is an extended period of darkness to offset.  You want a good 12 hours of darkness Regardless.  Anemone live on a circadian rhythm like we do.  May take a bit of time to adjust to new cycle and it's wouldn't be advisable to move the cycle around once it's set. 

 

 

[seabass]

I feel the biggest concern would be natural daylight during the day.  However, if the tank was in a room without windows, you should be able to run the lights whenever.

[Alex Peacock]

Thanks everyone, that's what I figured.  Well, looks like I'll just have to adjust to the bright light haha!

[M. Tournesol]

You could maybe DIY a lampshade?

[patback]

Why would running the light at night solve the issue of the light being to bright?

[Tamberav]

58 minutes ago, patback said:

Why would running the light at night solve the issue of the light being to bright?

I was thinking maybe they work nights.
 

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[mcarroll]

How high off the tank is the light?  If you can lower it enough, there should be minimal light getting into the room.

 

("Enough" depends on the exact dimensions of your tank.)

[Alex Peacock]

On 12/31/2021 at 10:02 AM, patback said:

Why would running the light at night solve the issue of the light being to bright?

The tank is down in the kitchen and we sleep upstairs, so it wouldn't bother us at night, it's just really bright during the day.  We're getting used to it though, just makes the kitchen feel a bit like a nightclub haha.  Thanks for the ideas everyone