How long to leave lights on?

Mark687 · 10/09/2014, 01:25 PM

I have a 60 cube with a reef breeders photon 24 I was wondering how long everyone typically leave there lights on tank has been up for 4 months and the bubble algae is getting bad but the coralline is really growing well. Diatom bloom is not going away either. Please help!

whosurcaddie · 10/09/2014, 02:09 PM

My moonlights come on at 7am actinics come on at 11am full spectrum at noon full spectrum goes off at 7pm actinics go off at 8pm moonlights go off at midnight.

So I'm at full intensity for 7 hours a day but my actinics make it a 9 hour photo period. My moonlights have no impact on algae growth or corals.

whosurcaddie · 10/09/2014, 02:11 PM

With the photon you can ramp up and ramp down so I would shoot for 10 hours with a sunrise of an hour and sunset of an hour. But I'm sure someone with your fixture has a more detailed plan for you.

10/09/2014, 01:25 PM	#1
Mark687 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 51	How long to leave lights on? I have a 60 cube with a reef breeders photon 24 I was wondering how long everyone typically leave there lights on tank has been up for 4 months and the bubble algae is getting bad but the coralline is really growing well. Diatom bloom is not going away either. Please help!

10/09/2014, 02:09 PM	#2
whosurcaddie Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,354	My moonlights come on at 7am actinics come on at 11am full spectrum at noon full spectrum goes off at 7pm actinics go off at 8pm moonlights go off at midnight. So I'm at full intensity for 7 hours a day but my actinics make it a 9 hour photo period. My moonlights have no impact on algae growth or corals.

10/09/2014, 02:11 PM	#3
whosurcaddie Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,354	With the photon you can ramp up and ramp down so I would shoot for 10 hours with a sunrise of an hour and sunset of an hour. But I'm sure someone with your fixture has a more detailed plan for you.