Lighting Schedules
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Eastamherstbias
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LEDS on a cycle 2pm-12am.
Seaweed Brain
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I run T5's. My blues come on at 11am and go off at 9pm and my daylights come on at 12pm and go off at 7:30pm.
magdelan
Fish?
Beginning a sentence with the word, "If", is know as a conditional sentence. Therefore, there needs to be a, "then". For example: If we share our light schedules with you, then you will give us all a frag.
Also, type, "Photo Period", in the search and select "Title only". You should find a lot of helpful information.
cardiffgiant
Active member
Wow, I think that I've got one of the longer photo periods. What do I win?
6 T5s (4 ATI B+, 1 Purp+, 1 AqBlue) that are 6" from the surface.
Blue on 12pm off 12am
Days on 3pm off 9pm
Are my blues on for too long?
Interesting. Is there any advantage to turning the days on and off near the beginning of you photo period?
6 T5s (4 ATI B+, 1 Purp+, 1 AqBlue) that are 6" from the surface.
Blue on 12pm off 12am
Days on 3pm off 9pm
Are my blues on for too long?
Interesting. Is there any advantage to turning the days on and off near the beginning of you photo period?
Eastamherstbias
New member
My integrated two frag tanks run on a dual schedule 12am-6am 12pm-6pm all LEDs.
Just like cardiff at 12pm-12am my main tank radions turns on a 20% cool white just to wake it up 12pm-2 and the cycle gets going 2-12. Moon lights 12am-3am.
Just like cardiff at 12pm-12am my main tank radions turns on a 20% cool white just to wake it up 12pm-2 and the cycle gets going 2-12. Moon lights 12am-3am.
SquidwardTentacles
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All LEDs:
2 watts of moonlights 24x7
7 Ecoxotics Stunners plus four 2 watt blues on at 11AM off at 11PM
75 watts whites on at Noon off at 10PM
28g JBJ Nano
I am going try try an pinch 2 more stunner strips in there soon...
2 watts of moonlights 24x7
7 Ecoxotics Stunners plus four 2 watt blues on at 11AM off at 11PM
75 watts whites on at Noon off at 10PM
28g JBJ Nano
I am going try try an pinch 2 more stunner strips in there soon...
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
VHO's 14 hrs daily
halides 8 hrs. daily
halides 8 hrs. daily
ILoveReefer
Premium Member
led radions 12pm -12am starts at 10% ramps up to 60% for 2 hrs then ramps down to 10%
t5's on another tank 12pm - 10pm
Biocube 12pm to 10pm
My sundials when in used them pc 10am - 12pm, mh 2pm - 8pm
t5's on another tank 12pm - 10pm
Biocube 12pm to 10pm
My sundials when in used them pc 10am - 12pm, mh 2pm - 8pm
ILoveReefer
Premium Member
Regarding your radions, what the maximum strength do you set them at, at what k, and for how long. When i first got them i set them at 80% for 4 hours and bleached the heck out of my sps corals. They replaced 2-250 mh figuring they cant be as powerful but I was very wrong. It's been 6 months and I'm still playing with the lighting schedule.
Sorry for the hijack
dan10342
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I find running the white lights for a longer period of time only helped grow film algae on my glass, regardless of using RO water, gfo, etc. when i tried slowly increasing my daylight photoperiod to 5 hours, all it did was **** my corals off.
I've been running my light schedule as posted earlier for over a year now and nothing has died from a lack of light. (Though i keep lps corals such as acans which dont prefer higher light)
I run the daylights early because i like viewing my tank when only the 22k blues are running
Gary does running the light long like that do anything to the tank...improved coral growth or anything? Might try a longer lighting schedule..
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
I run VHO's 14 hours per day to ensure I get to see my aquarium lit.
I used to run halides 10 hrs. every day but I cut back a few years ago.
Longer photoperiod doesn't always equal increase in growth rates.
Same when raising fish or phyto.
I used to run halides 10 hrs. every day but I cut back a few years ago.
Longer photoperiod doesn't always equal increase in growth rates.
Same when raising fish or phyto.
The 75g display is lit with LEDs. Right now, they come on at noon and go off at 10pm.
The breeding system in the basement runs from 7:30am-10:30pm. Increasing photo period with warmer water can help get fish to start breeding. I wouldn't run them that long on a normal tank.
The breeding system in the basement runs from 7:30am-10:30pm. Increasing photo period with warmer water can help get fish to start breeding. I wouldn't run them that long on a normal tank.
der_wille_zur_macht
Team RC
Is it specifically the longer photoperiod/higher temp that causes the reaction, or is it a change in photoperiod and temperature that does?
cardiffgiant
Active member
After seeing everyone's schedules, I adjusted my photo period and set up a little bit:
Display (6 bulb T5):
-13:00 - blues on
-15:30 - blues off and days on
-16:15 - blues on
-20:15 - blues off
-21:00 - blues on and days off
-23:59 - blues off
Frag Tank (32 LEDs):
-17:00 - blues on (12 royal blue, 2 violet, 2 white)
-22:00 - days on (6 royal blue, 6 white, 2 teal, 2 red)
-01:00 - days off
-04:00 - blues off
Refugium (2 par38 bulbs):
-01:00 - on
-13:00 - off
I have not noticed a change in growth in my dispaly, but the colors in my are no longer yellowing/browning out by the end of my day schedule. The 32 bulb LED fixture has only been in use for a week, so I will may increase the schedule for my days once I am comfortable that the corals have adjusted. I plan to start some gorgs and xenia and easier palys in my refugium.
Display (6 bulb T5):
-13:00 - blues on
-15:30 - blues off and days on
-16:15 - blues on
-20:15 - blues off
-21:00 - blues on and days off
-23:59 - blues off
Frag Tank (32 LEDs):
-17:00 - blues on (12 royal blue, 2 violet, 2 white)
-22:00 - days on (6 royal blue, 6 white, 2 teal, 2 red)
-01:00 - days off
-04:00 - blues off
Refugium (2 par38 bulbs):
-01:00 - on
-13:00 - off
I have not noticed a change in growth in my dispaly, but the colors in my are no longer yellowing/browning out by the end of my day schedule. The 32 bulb LED fixture has only been in use for a week, so I will may increase the schedule for my days once I am comfortable that the corals have adjusted. I plan to start some gorgs and xenia and easier palys in my refugium.
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Excellent question. I think it is a combination of multiple things. It may be some of these, or none. I don't think anyone is sure. I'm not aware of any studies done, but it is what everyone recommends. It may be a carry over from freshwater fish breeding. The longer days and warmer temperature of Spring triggers lots of freshwater fish (salmon, bass, etc) to spawn. Many people start breeding freshwater fish, then move to marine.
The warmer temperatures definitely increase appetite, and I assume increase their metabolism. This should help the adults (and even fry) develop faster. I like to keep my breeding setup around 82°-84°.
The water temperature doesn't change too much over the course of a year around the equator. The longest day in Darwin Australia is ~14.5 hours from sunrise to sunset. That is about 15 hours of daylight. 15 hours of light allows me to feed the fish 3 square meals a day (before work, after work, and before I go to sleep). Pumping the fish full of as much food as possible is important in breeding.
All that being said, clownfish (I'm not sure about other fish) tend to lay eggs pretty much year round. So, in conclusion, I'm not sure.
It certainly doesn't hurt though.Similar threads
