Lets See Your Light Schedule

[bckane]

Ok I will go first
T5 6x54
LTI 4 Actinic/Blue Plus....on at 8:30am 6;30pm off 10 hours
LT2 2 Aqua Blue.............on at 10:30am 4;30pm off 6 hours

Do you think I could run LT2 8 hours a day.?
BTW MY tank is only two months old

 

[ek9vboi]

I must be running come crazy schedule...

65w x 2 PCs

Dual Actinics: 8:00 AM to 10:30 PM
50/50: 10:00 AM to 8:45 PM
Moonlites: 10:00 PM to 8:00 AM

From what I have read most people have the actinics on 1hr before the main lights come on.

 

[bckane]

BTW LT2 2 Aquablue these are white lites...dont know why they called blue

 

[Kewlworm]

My lights schedule:
Actinics - 1:00pm - 11:00pm
1st MH - 2:00pm - 9:00pm
2nd MH - 3:00pm - 10:00pm

I will put up my 3rd MH soon and it will be on from 4:00pm - 11:00pm.

 

[CraigG]

Actinics - 10am-11pm
10k Daylights - 12pm-9pm
Moonlights - 11pm-10am

 

[mkarston]

Here are is what I have setup for my 210 gal Reef:

T5 - 2 ATI Blue +, 1 ATI AquaBlue
MH - 3 250W Phoenix 14K

 

[jeffbrig]

9am - 10pm - T5s (2 blue+ and 2 aquablue)
6pm-8pm - MH (Ushio 10k 250w DE)

 

[astrogazer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8324815#post8324815 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kewlworm
My lights schedule:
Actinics - 1:00pm - 11:00pm
1st MH - 2:00pm - 9:00pm
2nd MH - 3:00pm - 10:00pm

I will put up my 3rd MH soon and it will be on from 4:00pm - 11:00pm.

Interesting time table, your fish and corals on on the second shift eh?

 

[Rogger Castells]

I do the following:

actinics, 12:30p-1am
MH1, 1:30p-10p
MH2, 2:30p-11p
MH3, 3:30p-12p

 

[r00onmac]

I only have one light, my phoenix 14k mh, and it is on from noon to 8PM

 

[chrisaggie]

vho acticins 11am-11pm
halides 12:30pm-9:30pm

 

[truth954]

I do the following:
MH1 XM 250 3:30-10:30
MH2 Hamilton 250 3:45-10:45
MH3 XM 250 4:00-11:00
URI VHO160W Ultra sun & Atinic03 4:00-11:00
TruAtinic03 5:00-11:00 (might change to turn on at 3:00)
Moon lighting 11:00-6:00

 

[Ryanqk]

Fuge lighting is two small 15w pc bulbs on 24/7
T12 Actinic comes on around 7 or 8 am and stay on till around 10pm.
65w 50/50 pc comes on at 8am or 9am and stays on till 9ish
65w 10,000k brights are on from around 11am or 12pm till 8 or 9pm .... Moonlight at night when i get to putting it on...
Its approximate cuase i dont have my new timer hooked up yet.
Ryan

 

[bawla47]

Brian, awesome tread man!

2- blue+ actinics- 10am-9pm
2 blue+ and 2 aquablues - 12-7pm

 

[Abengochea]

actinic and blue+ are on from 12pm to 12 am and my aquasun and other blue+ are on from 3 to 10 pm

 

[Speckled Grouper]

First T5 Blue + : 4pm - 1.00am
Second T4 Blue + : 4.30 pm - 1.30 am

First 250W MH : 5.00 pm - 12.00 am
Second 250W MH : 5.30 pm - 12.30 am
400W MH : 7.00 pm - 11.00 pm

My lighting schedule is based on the A/C schedule and when I am home to enjoy the tank.

 

[bckane]

I think Im going to run my Aqua Blue's 2 hours longer...for 6 to 8 hours...Thanks