lunar lighting

cilyjr · 10/08/2006, 08:49 PM

hey, do people use lunar lighting, and why?

kelly630 · 10/08/2006, 09:18 PM

I just purchased lunar lights for my new 180g tank setup. I'm not 100% sure why (the salesman was pretty good at his job).

I think it will enable you to view nocturnal animals, and also I think it's supposed to help with certain animals' spawning cycles.

Plus, if you install the blue lunars, they look pretty neat!

sir_dudeguy · 10/08/2006, 09:57 PM

kelly pretty much explained it. Its mostly asthetics (i think thats the word lol...for looks basically), but they're also good for creating the full morning, day, evening, and night cycle..i mean, the lights dont just go out in the ocean. Theres always a bit of moonlight shining in. But as far as i know they're not nessesary for coral growth.

Mighty Dread · 10/08/2006, 10:51 PM

I just started to use some. The dude at the LFS sold me a PC fixture (coralife aqualight I believe) it has two daylight and two actinic and then four 3/4 watt blue leds. The lights all have their own plug so I have each one on its own timer. The LED moon lights stay on 24/7 (I shut them off like one night a week only) - in the morning the actinics come on first and are on for an hour then the daylight kick in. Then at night the daylights turn off first and then an hour later the actinics turn off leaving just the moonlights on. Pretty cool but also probably completely unnessacary. I am pretty sure that moon light are just as sir_dudeguy put - for asthetics only.

namdrib2 · 10/09/2006, 04:37 AM

Yes, blue ones. Because they make the tank look cool in the dark.

cilyjr · 10/09/2006, 09:01 PM

I like things that look cool......huh, uhu,hhuhhh

BrandonS · 10/09/2006, 09:04 PM

to truly replicate moon light I believe it's at 450-480nm wavelengths.

2swift · 10/10/2006, 02:34 PM

They make for a very pretty display for night time viewing
as for benefiting the tanks inhabitant's I'm unsure.

10/08/2006, 08:49 PM	#1
cilyjr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,683	lunar lighting hey, do people use lunar lighting, and why?

10/08/2006, 09:18 PM	#2
kelly630 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: PA Posts: 103	I just purchased lunar lights for my new 180g tank setup. I'm not 100% sure why (the salesman was pretty good at his job). I think it will enable you to view nocturnal animals, and also I think it's supposed to help with certain animals' spawning cycles. Plus, if you install the blue lunars, they look pretty neat! __________________ Salt Creep. Sounds funny. Current Tank Info: 180gal Reef with Bermuda Skimmer and 37gal sump/fuge, 3 x 400w MHs + 2 x 96w VHOs, 125w UV Sterilizer, etc.

10/08/2006, 09:57 PM	#3
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	kelly pretty much explained it. Its mostly asthetics (i think thats the word lol...for looks basically), but they're also good for creating the full morning, day, evening, and night cycle..i mean, the lights dont just go out in the ocean. Theres always a bit of moonlight shining in. But as far as i know they're not nessesary for coral growth. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

10/08/2006, 10:51 PM	#4
Mighty Dread Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Worldwide Posts: 141	I just started to use some. The dude at the LFS sold me a PC fixture (coralife aqualight I believe) it has two daylight and two actinic and then four 3/4 watt blue leds. The lights all have their own plug so I have each one on its own timer. The LED moon lights stay on 24/7 (I shut them off like one night a week only) - in the morning the actinics come on first and are on for an hour then the daylight kick in. Then at night the daylights turn off first and then an hour later the actinics turn off leaving just the moonlights on. Pretty cool but also probably completely unnessacary. I am pretty sure that moon light are just as sir_dudeguy put - for asthetics only. __________________ One good thing about music when it hits you feel no pain. Current Tank Info: 70 gal. w/ sump & fuge

10/10/2006, 02:34 PM	#8
2swift Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ruskin,FLA Posts: 876	They make for a very pretty display for night time viewing as for benefiting the tanks inhabitant's I'm unsure. __________________ Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Current Tank Info: 150g with twin FX4 canisters-Jebao 90Wave maker-2 AQUASKY Fluval Lights-AquaMaxx TS-2 Sulfur Denitrator

10/09/2006, 04:37 AM	#5
namdrib2 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norwood MA Posts: 131	Yes, blue ones. Because they make the tank look cool in the dark.

10/09/2006, 09:01 PM	#6
cilyjr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,683	I like things that look cool......huh, uhu,hhuhhh

10/09/2006, 09:04 PM	#7
BrandonS Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 255	to truly replicate moon light I believe it's at 450-480nm wavelengths.