Duration of your lighting?

[Chris Lakies]

What is the duration of your lighting? I'm going to only put 5 options. And you can specify further if you would like.

 

[mroccoralman]

I have an ati power module and I run 2 blue bulbs from 9 to 2:30 and from 2:30 to 9 it's the full set.

 

[Rocky_Mtn_Reef]

Mine is on for almost 13 hours...but with the LED's they slowly ramp up and then ramp down...plus cloud cover, lightning storms. Was odd when I first set it up being able to see the tank so well early in the morning and later at night.

 

[Nemo4ev]

I run a 6 bulb tek fixture 2 blues on from 10 to 12 then all bulbs 12 to 6 then 2 blues from 6 to 8.

 

[Bela N]

Lighting regement

Lighting regement

72" tank - 2 X 36" 6 bulb Nova Extreme Pro + 2 retro fit single reflectors. A total of 14 (39W) bulbs. Each half of the tank has:

4 X KZ New Gen
2 X Geis Super Actinic
1 X KZ Fiji Purple

Super Actinic & Fiji on at 8:30 am off at 6:30 pm
New Gen on at 9:00 am off at 6:00 pm

The fixtures are about 8" to 10" above the water.

 

[karsseboom]

All depends on what kind of lighting you have. LEDs will ramp up and down so they will be on 12 hours. Would you run mh for 12 hours? So this poll needs to be refined.

 

[westreef]

My led runs from 7:30am to 9pm with ramp up and down.
Then 3 T5s for 6 hours from 10am to 4pm.

 

[Bluewater04]

I run my 20k halides for 12 hours. An my t5 actinics for 14.