Timer Reminder
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Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
If you put the well being of your reef critters first, you shouldn't change your timers (for daylight savings time).
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
Hurt them lethally- probably not.
Distress them- definitely.
I never change my timer for DST.
hllywd
Premier World Traveler
Why do we have the aquariums anyway? If you can't see what you've paid big money for because the lights are comming on a hour later or you miss work and can't afford fish food because the lights were on too late the night before what's the point? Just leave the stuff in the ocean where it belongs... My vote is to change the timers. If you think the stress is going ot be a problem change it on 4 different nights (15 minutes each). Personally my tank is located where I want the MHs to go off at a time that's convenient to me, it's a big distraction if we want to watch tv or a movie. "IF" I had a dedicated fish room or was breeding some fish or something of that nature I think it would be more of a concern. Like Andrew I ran my tanks for years without timers and with no obvious ill effects.
ALL THAT SAID.... CHANGE YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS BATTERIES TOO!!!
ALL THAT SAID.... CHANGE YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS BATTERIES TOO!!!
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
I'm sorry if I upset people by presenting an opposing viewpoint. Obviously, everyone is the master of their own aquarium and they can change timers if they wish. I thought it was worth pointing out the potential harm of playing with photoperiod- which should remain as stable as water parameters in a reef aquarium.... an often overlooked fact.
If, for example, you keep an Angelfish with Acropora, the Acropora have learned to open their polyps after the lights have gone out and the Angelfish goes to sleep. With the photoperiod changed (artificially for DST), the Acropora will open up their polyps at their regularly scheduled time and the Angelfish will potentially have a feast.
Ever throw a late night party and artificially extend the photoperiod for your guests to ogle the reef aquarium?
It doesn't matter, because the corals will close up right on schedule. Keeping the lights on a few extra hours merely stresses them.
If, for example, you keep an Angelfish with Acropora, the Acropora have learned to open their polyps after the lights have gone out and the Angelfish goes to sleep. With the photoperiod changed (artificially for DST), the Acropora will open up their polyps at their regularly scheduled time and the Angelfish will potentially have a feast.
Ever throw a late night party and artificially extend the photoperiod for your guests to ogle the reef aquarium?
It doesn't matter, because the corals will close up right on schedule. Keeping the lights on a few extra hours merely stresses them.
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
If you're going to compare the ocean to (closed system) aquariums I know now what I'm dealing with. I'm sincerely sorry for suggesting you not change your timers!
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
There are varying degrees of seriousness to reefkeeping.
I don't have a cloud simulator program in my lighting schedule... yet.
I don't have a cloud simulator program in my lighting schedule... yet.
selgado
Premium Member
Curious...why do you feel people were upset by simply giving a viewpoint that opposes yours? Just because an opinion disagrees with yours you label people upset.
Insults are unneccessary. I thought it was an interesting topic. I went back and carefully re-read everyone's response and they all appear to me to be respectful and well articulated.
hllywd
Premier World Traveler
Gary, I'm not upset at all and I agree with the stability issue. I actually thought about this subject the other day and wasn't going to change the timers this year, however after taking my other concerns into account I think it works best for me if I do. I may rethink this someday when I set the future tank up under the SolaTubes and use a more natural light cycle. Simply a difference of opinion now though...
Tim
hllywd
Premier World Traveler
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7095416#post7095416 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Gary Majchrzak
There are varying degrees of seriousness to reefkeeping.
I don't have a cloud simulator program in my lighting schedule... yet.
hmmmm.... "cloud simulator".... the SolaTubes should take care of that too....
Dubbin1
Active member
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7095342#post7095342 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Andrew
Then in that case is the sun shinning for the same amount of hours each day over the ocean? All the corals in the ocean must be stressed when its couldy out then.
Andydrew Andydrew Andydrew (his new nickname) never ever never compare our tanks to the ocean.
