Ancient Bonsai Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 What is best light schedule for growing coral? in bio cube coralife 32g Quote Link to comment
geekreef_05 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Depends on what your growing, light intensity and algae production. Very generally people use an 8 to 12hr range. Most are probably in the 8 to 10hr mark. https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/content/post/what-is-the-best-lighting-schedule If you have control over blues and moonlights potentially you can ramp up/down the lights for morning/evening. More complex schedules like David Saxbys include cloud movement during the day, moonlight intensity that matches the lunar cycle, etc. Hope that helps Quote Link to comment
PJPS Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 On 2/12/2023 at 8:21 PM, Ancient Bonsai said: What is best light schedule for growing coral? in bio cube coralife 32g On a biocube, given you can't control spectrum or intensity (at least you couldn't on any of mine). I used this LC1 (Daylights): 11:00 am to 7:00 pm LC2 (Sunrise / Sunset): 10:30 am to 7:00 pm LC3 (Moon Lights): 7:00 am to Midnight 1 Quote Link to comment
mcarroll Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 On 2/12/2023 at 8:21 PM, Ancient Bonsai said: What is best light schedule for growing coral? in bio cube coralife 32g Corals are from the tropics, so 12 hours of daytime is the most logical target. In the old days (or now if your lights don't have a sunrise/sunset function) it was typical to limit the daylight hours to between 4 and 8 hours. This saved on bulb hours (which had to be replaced every 6-12 months) and allowed some control over the tank's DLI (daily light integral). It works extremely well if you're in that situation. But sunrise/sunset is way more fun as it makes for longer tank viewing hours. 😉 Quote Link to comment
mcarroll Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 FYI, it sounds like LC2 actually does have sunrise/sunset function. In that case, that channel should run 30 minutes in the morning before (LC1) the daylight channel AND run 30 minutes longer at night than the daylight channel. You probably don't want any other channel on while the sunrise or sunset are happening if you want maximum effect. Also, don't forget to set the tank's schedule to match YOUR scedule....doesn't have to be the actual daylight schedule. Quote Link to comment
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