Bluemoon LED Driving Flame Angel Crazy at Night

[downhillbiker]

I have metal halide lights with blue moon LED that i use at night time and all the fish were fine with it until i put the new flame angel in.

The other fish are still fine with it, but the flame angel just swims around all night. Will he get used to the light? Is there something i should do to acclimate him? He should get used to it on his own, right?

 

[widmer]

IMO there is zero benefit to the LED moonlights, they are only trouble. How bright could it really possibly be, 10+ feet under sea water in the middle of the night? If you can't disable the moonlight feature IMO I would cover it up.

 

[Mattmcf]

I have bright moonlights over my tank but they only run for 2-3 hours after the other lights turn out. How long ago did you add the flame? My guess would be that he is still just getting used to his new home and will settle down shortly. If he is still active and eating than you shouldn't have much to worry about. Good luck!

 

[downhillbiker]

That was his first night in the tank. He probably just wasn't used to it. He has been in qt for a while, but there aren't blue moons on that tank.

I don't want to get rid of the blue moons. They are really neat and allow me to watch all of the fish and critters at night time without disturbing them. I think that blue moons are a good thing. I run mine 24/7 just because i dont want to deal with getting another timer just for those lights.

 

[reefmaister]

I have moonlights on a tank with a flame angel and dont have any probs. My guess is that he just hasnt found a ble place to sleep at night yet. These little guys need a lot of rock work to feel comfortable.

 

[downhillbiker]

yeah that may be some of the problem. i dont have much rock in the tank currently. i have about 40lbs in the 72 bow, and have 50 more curing, but that wont be ready to go in for a week or so.

 

[nalbar]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12343008#post12343008 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by widmer
IMO there is zero benefit to the LED moonlights, they are only trouble. How bright could it really possibly be, 10+ feet under sea water in the middle of the night? If you can't disable the moonlight feature IMO I would cover it up.

Ditto on this.

Ambient room light makes a good substitute for moon light anyway. Just turn the light off.


nalbar

 

[downhillbiker]

theres no ambient room light, its pitch black. i really like the lights in order to view all of the night creatures. there is just as much going on in the tank as there is in the day time. corals are alive, inverts, pods, ect.

i feel strongly in keeping the lights on, and hopefully the flame angel will acclimate after the second night.

 

[ludnix]

I would leave the moon lights on their usual schedule. Any stress the fish is feeling is almost certainly due to how new his environment is, not the low levels of light he might be seeing at night.

 

[downhillbiker]

thats what i was thinking. i just dont think that the lights will bug him for much longer. thanks for the input.

 

[snorvich]

My primary moonlights are on for 4 hours after the MH go off. Dark for 7 hours except one very dim moonlight.

 

[chaseracing]

I have a single moon light over a 150 and I really enjoy having it there.
I know some guys that need the moonlights to get their fish to spawn.

-=E=-

 

[seapug]

The moon does create visible light at night in shallow water but I don't think it really matters one way or the other unless you are trying to get something to spawn. But that usually requires careful temperature manipulation as well.

I keep my moonlights on all the time and have never noticed any odd behavior from the inhabitants. I just like to be able to see what's happening when the lights go off.

 

[downhillbiker]

i agree seapug. i really like seeing how much life is in my tank at night. it is like a whole new world comes out when the lights go out. i think the fish is just not used to the lights and will come around in the next few days.

i really like the way the blue moons shimmer like the metal halides, really makes a cool look, and the corals POP with the color of the light.

 

[seapug]

I would imagine your fish is acting wierd because of the lack of rock you mentioned, not the light. Most fish prefer not to sleep out in the open so they will seek caves, crevices and overhangs at night.

 

[Twz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12343008#post12343008 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by widmer
IMO there is zero benefit to the LED moonlights, they are only trouble. How bright could it really possibly be, 10+ feet under sea water in the middle of the night? If you can't disable the moonlight feature IMO I would cover it up.

I beg to differ
you are correct that in the wild it is not bright but it help the fish in our tank stop from bumping into anemones and such