Totally Dumb Question

Jmunk · 05/27/2014, 10:31 PM

This is going to sound quite strange, but the more I was giving it thought, the more I questioned myself.

Do you guys leave your lights on at night?

I turn my lights off completely all night, tank is pitch black. I'm just now beginning to question whether this is what everyone does/what you're supposed to do LOL

nathanjohnson09 · 05/27/2014, 10:36 PM

I have mine set on timers via my reefkeeper to turn on just before I come home and turn off at night. Mine is pitch black at night to. I've never thought of this good question

SFish · 05/27/2014, 10:57 PM

I have the moon lights turn off at about 11:30 and the blue comes on at 6:30am. I though somewhere I read on this form that u can turn the lights off at night. The moon light doesn't do anything other then look nice. I could be wrong.

Rbs07fxstc · 05/27/2014, 11:00 PM

I think this is a debatable question. Most of us have some type of moonlighting that stays on at night. Or some will eventually dim down to black with LEDs. I go black for a few hours. But it depends on your lights also.

JMorris271 · 05/27/2014, 11:17 PM

Fishy need to sleep to.

bnumair · 05/27/2014, 11:50 PM

i have 8 hrs of lighting then from 11pm to 2am its moon light and 3am on wards its dark.

Zac@Simply · 05/27/2014, 11:51 PM

If you have some sort of "moon light"(blue light) it can be set with a timer to coincide with your day lights turning off.

It creates a sort of natural circadian rhythm for your aquarium inhabitants : ) Gotta be healthier

Here is an example for more info. http://current-usa.com/aquarium-led-.../lunar-lights/

Bent · 05/28/2014, 05:49 AM

I always ran a moon light. Nothing big just those stock LEDs from the old days that came with the fixtures.

But back in the day before all this fancy pants equipment, when lights were merely on and off. My tank stayed dark 8hrs a day and did fine.

intyme · 05/28/2014, 06:16 AM

My atinics go off around 8 and moon lights till 11 then pitch black till morning

Mrramsey · 05/28/2014, 06:17 AM

There is some marine life that actually use the moon cycles to propagate the species. Not that that happens in the hobby world. My moonlights stay on for a few hours though then go completely off.

Kdadair · 05/28/2014, 01:17 PM

My lights are always off at night, but I have often considered this question, also. I will be watching to see what others say.

E fishn C · 05/29/2014, 07:50 AM

We are using one moon light that came with the old fixtures. We hard wired it in and runs 24/7 along side our one year old full spectrum LEDs.

mluntz · 05/29/2014, 08:21 AM

I have my LED's ramp up and down during the day. They fade to moonlights around 11:00 and are completely off from midnight until 9:30am when they start to ramp up again.

05/27/2014, 10:31 PM	#1
Jmunk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 686	Totally Dumb Question This is going to sound quite strange, but the more I was giving it thought, the more I questioned myself. Do you guys leave your lights on at night? I turn my lights off completely all night, tank is pitch black. I'm just now beginning to question whether this is what everyone does/what you're supposed to do LOL

05/27/2014, 11:50 PM	#6
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	i have 8 hrs of lighting then from 11pm to 2am its moon light and 3am on wards its dark. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

05/28/2014, 05:49 AM	#8
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	I always ran a moon light. Nothing big just those stock LEDs from the old days that came with the fixtures. But back in the day before all this fancy pants equipment, when lights were merely on and off. My tank stayed dark 8hrs a day and did fine. __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

05/28/2014, 06:17 AM	#10
Mrramsey NEO Reefer Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Hudson Ohio Posts: 1,801	There is some marine life that actually use the moon cycles to propagate the species. Not that that happens in the hobby world. My moonlights stay on for a few hours though then go completely off. __________________ Mike My 120 Build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2389417 Current Tank Info: 120g In-Wall \| BA Overflow \| 55g Sump \| SWC Extreme 150 Skimmer \| DIY ATO \| 2 Jebao RW-8\| Fluval SP6 \| Photon 48v2 LED \| GFO and Carbon

05/29/2014, 07:50 AM	#12
E fishn C Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 51	We are using one moon light that came with the old fixtures. We hard wired it in and runs 24/7 along side our one year old full spectrum LEDs. __________________ 54gal Bow front, 165w full spectrum LED's, 10gal sump, Custom CPR SR2 Bak-Pak Skimmer, 1 Aqueon Pro 100w heater, Hy-Drive 1600 Pump, 3 Hydor Koralia 1150 Powerhead. Current Tank Info: Softies/LPS/8 years old

05/27/2014, 10:36 PM	#2
nathanjohnson09 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 54	I have mine set on timers via my reefkeeper to turn on just before I come home and turn off at night. Mine is pitch black at night to. I've never thought of this good question

05/27/2014, 10:57 PM	#3
SFish Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,062	I have the moon lights turn off at about 11:30 and the blue comes on at 6:30am. I though somewhere I read on this form that u can turn the lights off at night. The moon light doesn't do anything other then look nice. I could be wrong.

05/27/2014, 11:00 PM	#4
Rbs07fxstc Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Bartow, Fla Posts: 425	I think this is a debatable question. Most of us have some type of moonlighting that stays on at night. Or some will eventually dim down to black with LEDs. I go black for a few hours. But it depends on your lights also.

05/27/2014, 11:17 PM	#5
JMorris271 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Foothills of SC Posts: 2,010	Fishy need to sleep to.

05/27/2014, 11:51 PM	#7
Zac@Simply Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 2	If you have some sort of "moon light"(blue light) it can be set with a timer to coincide with your day lights turning off. It creates a sort of natural circadian rhythm for your aquarium inhabitants : ) Gotta be healthier Here is an example for more info. http://current-usa.com/aquarium-led-.../lunar-lights/

05/28/2014, 06:16 AM	#9
intyme Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Farmington Ny Posts: 854	My atinics go off around 8 and moon lights till 11 then pitch black till morning

05/28/2014, 01:17 PM	#11
Kdadair Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 47	My lights are always off at night, but I have often considered this question, also. I will be watching to see what others say.

05/29/2014, 08:21 AM	#13
mluntz Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Millersville, Md. Posts: 727	I have my LED's ramp up and down during the day. They fade to moonlights around 11:00 and are completely off from midnight until 9:30am when they start to ramp up again. __________________ 46 Gallon Bowfront, (1)Ocellaris Clownfish, (1)Carpenter wrasse, (1)Coral Beauty, (1)Kole Tang