light schedule.

[JammyBirch]

I have the reefbreeders value fixture. ..timer for daylight and timer for actinic light. Right now im running daylight for 12hrs and cationic for 4 hours

Whats the best schedule?

 

[rustyjames]

Are you running your lights for 16 hours total per day? I run my blues (actinic) from 1pm till 11pm and white (daylight) from 2pm till 10pm.

 

[JammyBirch]

i run the daylight lights from 630a-7p and the atinics from 5p-1030p

i'm growing diatoms like crazy and some type of green algae that looks like little balls. I'm wondering if my tank is looking bad because of the light schedule, i just started a cycle and i'm a first timer.

 

[Xavibear]

Your light schedule is too long. Cut back to no more than 12 hours. Have you blues come on first, then your whites. Reverse it at night with whites going out first, then blues.

 

[JammyBirch]

not running the blues the whole time though right?

 

[SpyderVenom000]

my blues turn on at 7am and off at 1030am, then white from 10am til 430pm, then blue from 4pm til 1030pm...

 

[boon_hogganbeck]

I'm wondering the same thing. Is it best to leave your blues on all day with the whites? (I have a ReefBreeders SuperLux on the way.)

 

[Zer0.]

Im curious as well. I have these leds, http://www.amazon.com/AQUAMANA-Spectrum-Moonlights-Aquarium-Moonlight/dp/B00KMHPAGA
I have been running the three 3-watt blue moonlights from 6am- 7:45 then the full spectrum lights (which include whites, blues, a couple red and couple green) from 7:45 to 8 pm. and then the moonlights again from 8pm to 10 pm.

Should I leave the moonlights on all day? should i shorten either the full spectrum period or the moonlight period or both?

Thanks for any advise

Edit: Sorry not trying to hijack!

 

[Xavibear]

Leave the blues on.

 

[kw22]

I would only have 9-12 hours light.10 hours would be ideal,anything over an you'll find yourself with loads of algae and other problems.