Light schedule critique

bluecoyote79 · 03/16/2015, 01:16 AM

I'd like some feedback on my lighting schedule. I'm running 2 AI Hydra 52s over a DSA 65g. Lights are about 6 inches over the water shining through a glass top and the tank is about 21 inches deep. I've got the light spectrum set to be the equivilant of 18K. The lights ramp up to 50% at 11am then reach max at 70% about 230pm, then back down to 50% at 7pm before ramping down to moonlights by 930pm.

Is it better to ramp up to the max setting and then let it plateau for X amount of hours before ramping down? Or am I fine with this profile where it goes up to reach a peak and then starts back down.

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03/16/2015, 01:16 AM	#1
bluecoyote79 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 380 Blog Entries: 2	Light schedule critique I'd like some feedback on my lighting schedule. I'm running 2 AI Hydra 52s over a DSA 65g. Lights are about 6 inches over the water shining through a glass top and the tank is about 21 inches deep. I've got the light spectrum set to be the equivilant of 18K. The lights ramp up to 50% at 11am then reach max at 70% about 230pm, then back down to 50% at 7pm before ramping down to moonlights by 930pm. Is it better to ramp up to the max setting and then let it plateau for X amount of hours before ramping down? Or am I fine with this profile where it goes up to reach a peak and then starts back down. [IMG][/IMG] __________________ All of my fish are named after Seinfeld characters. Current Tank Info: DSA 65g w/ 20g sump, two AI Hydra 52s, Skimz SM-163 skimmer and Reef Octopus DC-5500 return