Lights on or off

[bjtrapjr]

When is the best time to do maintenance, add chemicals, move rock, clean filter and such. Is it better to do this stuff when your lights are on or off

 

[cloak]

If your going to put your hands & arms in the tank, having them off is much safer. It all depends on your setup though. Just be careful.

 

[santanzchild]

I generally do water changes and dosing when the fish are sleeping

 

[bjtrapjr]

I have to put my hands and arms in the tank. I have a 29 gal tank with 1 Saddleback clown fish, a lt anemone, and 1 bt anemone, with a cup of 2 Mexican turbo snails, 5 reg turbo snails, some red and blue leg hermit crabs and 1 emerald crab and some coral frags

 

[Its.Evannn]

I dose at night(it's kalkwasser so I don't want the PH to go too crazy) but I change the water during the day. I have a pair of clowns, a chromis, and a cardinal, along with a piece of coral(lol). Most of the time, the clowns will come up to my hands and try to help me change the water haha. It's kind of a personal preference

 

[santanzchild]

If my fish took to it I probably would do it during the day too. That said my fish freak of I even act like I am doing more then dropping food in the top.

 

[Silly clownfish]

I dose at night, but like the lights on so I can see what I'm doing when my hands are in the tank. Too easy to knock a rock or coral over if I can't see well.

 

[maddmaxx]

but like the lights on so i can see what i'm doing when my hands are in the tank. Too easy to knock a rock or coral over if i can't see well.

+1

 

[HumbleFish]

I dose at night, but like the lights on so I can see what I'm doing when my hands are in the tank. Too easy to knock a rock or coral over if I can't see well.

+2 However, I like to do water changes in the morning before the lights come on. Let's me see how everything reacts to the water change (you never know).