photoperiod

[Mel-E-Mel]

ok, i just got my current orbit set up, 4x65 watts (2x65 watt daylight and 2x65 watt dual actinics and moonlights.) i still need to purchase some timers but can someone help me with the photoperiod (best time for lights to turn on and off) i know i seen a thread here about the same thing but i cant seem to locate it again.

Also, what type of corals can i keep under these lighting conditions? so far i have 1 softie and a gorgonian. i would like to keep some star polyps mushrooms, and some frogspawns but would like to know if my lighting is sufficient.

 

[dwdenny]

well depends all on you. If you work during the day and you want it on while your there then adjust it for that. I had my lights on at 12:00pm and off at 10:30pm. At 12:00pm the actinics came on for 1 hour the the daylights at 1:00pm then daylights off at 9:30pm and the actinics off at 10:30pm. HTH

 

[Mel-E-Mel]

yeah i work during the day so i m going to adjust the lighting when i get my timers. so actinics on 1 hour before daylights turn and 1 hour on after daylights turn off...got it.

now corals.......can i keep what i listed ( polyps, shrooms, frogspawns) in this lighting?

 

[dwdenny]

I think you will be fine. Would try to keep sps and calms with that light but should work fine for polyps and lower light critters.

 

[Mel-E-Mel]

thanks alot dwdenny!