pc lighting question

jasdavis09 · 03/13/2006, 01:21 AM

I have a 46 gal bow front tank that has 2 96 watt pcs made by oddessy on it. I only have a basic mushroom rock and a pipe organ in the tank other than my fish. I would like to know how long to keep the lights on for? and can I split the time up since I work so much and depending on work sometime dont get to see the tank. Could I run the lights for 4 hours in the morning and 4 at night with a 4 hour break or would this mess everything up?

thank you for your help

egdevilboy · 03/13/2006, 02:02 AM

run them on a straight day/night schedule. go with 9-12hrs. You can set them to turn on later so you can enjoy it more.

Ive heard stories of a 8 pm to 6 am daytime.

Blown 346 · 03/13/2006, 07:48 AM

I would run the lights as mentioned above for no less than 8 and no more than 12 hours a day. You can have th lights come on at 8 at night until 6 in the morning if you want, as long as the corals get there determined lighting for the day you wont have a problem.

smleee · 03/13/2006, 09:38 AM

Yes your corals should be fine as long as they get 8-12 hrs. Though if you do the 8pm-6am schedule, your fish may get a little stressed out unless your room is pretty dark during the day; just a thought.

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03/13/2006, 01:21 AM	#1
jasdavis09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roseville ca Posts: 71	pc lighting question I have a 46 gal bow front tank that has 2 96 watt pcs made by oddessy on it. I only have a basic mushroom rock and a pipe organ in the tank other than my fish. I would like to know how long to keep the lights on for? and can I split the time up since I work so much and depending on work sometime dont get to see the tank. Could I run the lights for 4 hours in the morning and 4 at night with a 4 hour break or would this mess everything up? thank you for your help __________________ my tank is the place I hide my money and no one knows where to find it Current Tank Info: 45 gal bow front

03/13/2006, 02:02 AM	#2
egdevilboy Moved On Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Southern Florida Posts: 620	run them on a straight day/night schedule. go with 9-12hrs. You can set them to turn on later so you can enjoy it more. Ive heard stories of a 8 pm to 6 am daytime.

03/13/2006, 07:48 AM	#3
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	I would run the lights as mentioned above for no less than 8 and no more than 12 hours a day. You can have th lights come on at 8 at night until 6 in the morning if you want, as long as the corals get there determined lighting for the day you wont have a problem.

03/13/2006, 09:38 AM	#4
smleee Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,344	Yes your corals should be fine as long as they get 8-12 hrs. Though if you do the 8pm-6am schedule, your fish may get a little stressed out unless your room is pretty dark during the day; just a thought. eee