lights need to be off for a couple days??is this disaster waiting to happen???

michaeltwana · 01/05/2007, 09:26 PM

due to circumstances out of my control i have to be without light for two to three days....am i asking for trouble??? anybody have ideas???

reefnetworth · 01/05/2007, 09:32 PM

depends on how many days.

John M.

Tang Salad · 01/05/2007, 09:36 PM

It depends on what's in the tank.
What's in the tank?

lpkirby · 01/05/2007, 09:39 PM

Just lights, you will have electricity?

Wrench · 01/05/2007, 09:55 PM

I left mine off for 36 hours when I went away for new years. I came back to crystal clear water. The blackout got rid of the algae in the water column that gets suspended when I clean the glass. Corals didn't seem to mind it for that short period of time.

michaeltwana · 01/05/2007, 10:04 PM

sorry about not enough info....um all softies (leathers, zoa, mush, colts, etc...). electricity will be on just no light for two to three days or so.

thanks

some LPS but very few...candy cane thats about it

AquaReeferMan · 01/05/2007, 10:06 PM

Can I ask why the lights will be off?

michaeltwana · 01/05/2007, 10:10 PM

sure...was moving tank dropped light accidentally...really bad lfs's in town had to special order some parts and overnight them unfortunately the weekend slows it down...not my fault don't hate me

wakesetter · 01/05/2007, 10:16 PM

won't hurt a thing. In bad situations I have had the lights off on several tanks for almost a week. No harm at all. Don't sweat it.

01/05/2007, 09:26 PM	#1
michaeltwana Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: north dakota Posts: 267	lights need to be off for a couple days??is this disaster waiting to happen??? due to circumstances out of my control i have to be without light for two to three days....am i asking for trouble??? anybody have ideas???

01/05/2007, 09:32 PM	#2
reefnetworth Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 3,810	depends on how many days. John M. __________________ GIVE A MAN A FISH, YOU FEED HIM FOR A DAY. TEACH A MAN TO FISH, HE FEEDS HIMSELF FOR LIFE. (NEVER, underestimate another man's greed) Current Tank Info: SPS dominated barebottom display with BB sump since 2005, most consistant parameters in 19+ years of reefkeeping.

01/05/2007, 09:36 PM	#3
Tang Salad Algae skeptic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 78702 Posts: 3,098	It depends on what's in the tank. What's in the tank? __________________ Your algae is not special. Current Tank Info: TBD ADA 120-P SPS NLPS

01/05/2007, 10:06 PM	#7
AquaReeferMan Got Reef? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Under the Sea, Pa Posts: 4,593	Can I ask why the lights will be off? __________________ Couple SPS/Zoanthid tanks and a couple of FW planted tanks. Current Tank Info: 5 pieces of glass with some silicone and plastic frames holding them together

01/05/2007, 09:39 PM	#4
lpkirby Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Hempstead, TX Posts: 701	Just lights, you will have electricity?

01/05/2007, 09:55 PM	#5
Wrench Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,004	I left mine off for 36 hours when I went away for new years. I came back to crystal clear water. The blackout got rid of the algae in the water column that gets suspended when I clean the glass. Corals didn't seem to mind it for that short period of time.

01/05/2007, 10:04 PM	#6
michaeltwana Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: north dakota Posts: 267	sorry about not enough info....um all softies (leathers, zoa, mush, colts, etc...). electricity will be on just no light for two to three days or so. thanks some LPS but very few...candy cane thats about it

01/05/2007, 10:10 PM	#8
michaeltwana Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: north dakota Posts: 267	sure...was moving tank dropped light accidentally...really bad lfs's in town had to special order some parts and overnight them unfortunately the weekend slows it down...not my fault don't hate me

01/05/2007, 10:16 PM	#9
wakesetter Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: CA Posts: 1,641	won't hurt a thing. In bad situations I have had the lights off on several tanks for almost a week. No harm at all. Don't sweat it.