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12/11/2007, 10:01 PM
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fish and lights
can my 90 gallon tank be alright if i dont turn the lights on for 10 to 16 hours. the reason i say this is because where i live the damn light goes ,and comes back on .sometimes in 15 minutes and like yesterday 16 hours.so they get no light ,im supplying them with oxygen with a battery pump and was curious its a fowlr tank thanks .
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12/11/2007, 10:09 PM
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If it's fish only that you have, then it's all right. If it's coral it could become problematic if they don't get a sufficient amount of light. What's in your tank, baldomero?
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I'd keep the whole ocean if my den were big enough Current Tank Info: 120 gallon reef with 210 lbs. of live rock, Aqua-C EV180 Skimmer, Aquactinic double 250W MH with blue plus t5 support; 58 gallon freshwater planted tank using CO2 and T5s; 30-gallon cube with a few fancy goldfish; and a 110 gallon FOWLR |
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12/11/2007, 10:10 PM
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Honestly you dont have to have any light fdo rthe tank since its a fowlr. You wont hurt anything but some coralline growth.
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12/11/2007, 10:14 PM
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i have a 90 gallon fowlr tank
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12/12/2007, 12:27 AM
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The tank will be absolutely fine, don't worry. Even a full-blown reef is fine without light for up to 3-4 days -- sometimes serious algae issues are dealt with by turning all lights off for three days, actinics only for the fourth, and then the regular lighting schedule is resumed on day 5. I've done this, and had no issues with fish, corals or inverts.
If losing power is a regular thing where you live you might want to consider a UPS (uninterruptable power supply) or a generator - they're not cheap, but then again neither are our fish/inverts!
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"The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC. |
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12/12/2007, 12:30 AM
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It isnt always sunny in the reef. Its cloudy, stormy,ect..
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12/12/2007, 12:37 PM
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good point guys thanks
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12/12/2007, 01:05 PM
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true to everything, fish only need lighting for us humans to view them.
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I'm disturbed! I'm depressed! I'm inadequate! I got it all!! Current Tank Info: Fluval Edge w LED freshwater. Looking at doing a 20-40g long penninsula fowlr soon |
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12/12/2007, 01:25 PM
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Moved On
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whats a fowlr tank??
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12/12/2007, 02:03 PM
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Fowlr, stands for fish only with live rock.
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