Time for corals to spawn

[biohazard]

Everyone might wanna keep an eye on there tanks after dusk.
You might get a show.

Take care.
Kenny.

 

[chrisguy]

What would I expect to see (still new to this reef thing).

 

[Stephany]

Because of daylight savings...? It shouldn't matter if our timers aren't changed, should it?

 

[moriartiholmes]

I thought that was the full moon in June? Don't you need to simulate moon phazes to get a natural spawning event?

 

[dalbrecht]

Different species have different spawning dates tied to the full moon. Most caribbean corals spawn in early fall ( sept - oct) for example.

What you would expect to see is small round objects and smoke like clouds being released by organisms in your tank. If it happens, you should probably do a water change ASAP. A massive spawning event can overwhelm a tank.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7110161#post7110161 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Stephany
Because of daylight savings...? It shouldn't matter if our timers aren't changed, should it?

You shouldn't be changing your timers for DST.

 

[crp]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7110957#post7110957 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Gary Majchrzak
You shouldn't be changing your timers for DST.

WHY???

I never thought about it so I've been changing my timers when I change the clocks.

Carrie

 

[Namyar]

YEs can someone please explain why we should not change the timers I did also

 

[sailfinreef]

because daylight dosent change, just our interpritation of time does.

 

[moriartiholmes]

Most corals come from waters that were once part of the British Empire and they still hold a grudge against Ben Franklin and the other founding fathers. Just kidding, obviously.

The corals get accustomed to their internal clock and can get stressed and in their own way confused, with their daytime being messed with.

 

[SVXH6]

i used to not have my lights on timers(for what reasons i do not know) but i always noticed that if i was 10 minutes late by turning on the lights all the corals had already started to open up or expand..just like Brian said they get accustomed and they have there own clock.. i know my clownfish are up at the same time everyday..

 

[dreaminmel]

My fish and corals adapt just fine to my timers being changed. Every morning the livingroom light gets turned on while getting ready for work and then every night it gets turned off around midnight so even if I didn't change the tank lights, the house lights and ambience from the windows change no matter what which is still visible to all in my tank.

I change the timers. I'm not going from now until Halloween with seeing my tank 1 hour less every evening after work due to the lights still being on the old schedule. No problems with this for years now so if you want to change yours, go for it.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7111101#post7111101 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by crp
WHY???

I never thought about it so I've been changing my timers when I change the clocks.

Carrie

Changing the timers places a stress on fishes, anemones and corals, which normally use the sun and moon as cues for their lifecycles.
Stressed animals will not spawn.

 

[crp]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7120392#post7120392 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Gary Majchrzak
Changing the timers places a stress on fishes, anemones and corals, which normally use the sun and moon as cues for their lifecycles.
Stressed animals will not spawn.

Should I leave it alone now and not switch it in the fall now?

Carrie

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I found a happy medium that "works" for me year 'round and I leave it alone. (My photoperiod schedule is listed in the TOTM article.)