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12/07/2014, 07:58 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: St. Louis
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Radion Gen 2
I just bought a used radion Gen 2. I had a Suntek 6 bulb T5. The t5 was not on a timer. I turned them on when I woke up and off when I went to work. I turned them back on when I got home and off when I went to bed.
I set up the Radions to cycle in a similar fashion. Is this bad? Should I run a day cycle vs on for a few hours and off? |
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12/07/2014, 12:39 PM
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#347, 19 years
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Biddeford, ME
Posts: 1,714
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Your corals would prefer about 12 hours of daylight, and 12 hours of night. Use the Ecosmartlive to program the Radion to operate on it's own.
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12/07/2014, 01:07 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: St. Louis
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The total sunlight they receive in a 24 hour period is about 12 hours. It is just not all at once. I have a break in the light when I am not home.
Also, how/ what is night time light? Is that 20k at 100%? |
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12/07/2014, 06:24 PM
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#347, 19 years
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Biddeford, ME
Posts: 1,714
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No, night time light is either blackout or you can set a lunar setting that is normally just the Royal Blue lights at 1% (maybe higher depending on your tank).
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12/07/2014, 06:58 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: St. Louis
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I have been running lights off through the night. Is there any advantage to running a blue light through the night?
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