lighting times?

[troylong45]

I have a 75gal display (lighting is 4x48" t5ho ati 4" above water with 2 blue plus 1 aquablue 1 purple special) so far got duncan( 16" from top of water on sand) , star polyps, and mushrooms (10" from top of water on rock) every thing seems well duncan could look little better imo what time cycles should i run the lights in have 2 timer slots and moonlight with timer. Temp is 79f salinity is 1.024-1.025

What would you have the placement, settings, and cycles

The Duncan looks a little better but I haven't taken another pic

 

[pjwperth]

try to replicate the natural sun cycle you can start later in the day if you work so you can still enjoy the tank when you get home. If you can split your lights I would start off with one globe and then turn on another till all are on leave for say 2-3 hours then start turning them off in reverse so last one on first one off.

 

[mfinn]

I have my lights on for 10 hours a day.
Heavy on the blue side for a hour or so in the morning and night.
The rest of the time it runs to a 20 k color

 

[troylong45]

I have my lights on for 10 hours a day.
Heavy on the blue side for a hour or so in the morning and night.
The rest of the time it runs to a 20 k color

So you run all lights for like 8 hrs and dusk and dawn for about a hour befor and after

How about moon light settings

 

[mfinn]

Yeah.
I'm not a fan of moon lights.
I have that option with my fixture, but don't use them.

 

[troylong45]

Yeah.
I'm not a fan of moon lights.
I have that option with my fixture, but don't use them.

Any reason y not

 

[charliet21]

Blues 12 hrs metal halide 5hrs led after that

 

[mfinn]

Any reason y not

I see no benefit to my tank and I don't need a special effects light show at night.

 

[pjwperth]

I use my moonlights to slowly wake everything up it also gives me a chance to spot feed some of the low light loving corals. I also find it helpful to see new growth on corals and see if some of the bleached out corals are coming back

 

[troylong45]

my fixture has 3 timers 1 for 8 led blue moonlights the other 2 run a pair of 48 inch t5hos ati bulbs each

i think my settings are

10hrs blue moon lights, 8hrs 1 blue and 1 purple, 6hrs 1 blue and 1 aquablue

11pm-9am lights off
9am-11am blue moonlights
11am-1pm blue moonlights + 1 blue plus + 1 purple special
1pm-7pm blue moonlights + 1 blue plus + 1 purple special + 1 aquablue +1 blue plus
7pm-9pm blue moonlights + 1 blue plus + 1 purple special
9pm-11pm blue moonlights
11pm-9am lights off

 

[shawnriv]

Lighting Answer

Lighting Answer

Hello,

I've read before that twelve hour of lightning is required for tanks that have reefs and anemones. I keep mine on from exactly 7:00am to 7:00pm

 

[mfinn]

Hello,

I've read before that twelve hour of lightning is required for tanks that have reefs and anemones. I keep mine on from exactly 7:00am to 7:00pm

Not true