How long do u run ur lights for???

[LuckySingh]

just curious what ur all's light schedule is...

i wake my tank up early in the morning bc I got be out by 8 and It gives me sme time to inspect if everything is running up in order...
2MH from 330am to 12noon.. 8 1/2 hrs day

[Scream311]

250watt 14K on at 4pm out by 10pm 6hr day

[tebstan]

I've been wondering if anyone else splits their light time like I do. I started doing this for heat reasons before I got a better fan. I might not need to anymore, but nothing seems to be bothered by it.

I have them start to come on at 9:00, one ballast at a time. They slowly cut down to one ballast of only actinic lights during the hottest part of the day, then come back on for a while. Then slowly cut off as I'm getting home at night.

It's a long light schedule, but otherwise I don't get to see the tank much because of my work schedule.

[Scream311]

I'm glad you brought this up Adrian. As I'm doin something similar with my Clam tank.

Lighting is a 400 watt 12K along with 96 watt PC 10K so I too was worried about Heat. So my time sched is

4am to 8am MH
4pm to 10pm PC

Using the pc lighting along side my 210 which is also powered by PCs from 4pm to 10pm (just so the color isn't offset by the MH)

[Mr Cob]

85g
Day: 250w MH 20k x2, 4pm-10:30pm (6.5 hours)
Fuge: 2am to 12pm (10 hours)
450nm blue led 24 hours

55g
Day: T5 4pm-11pm (7 hours)
Fuge: midnight to 10am (10 hours)
450nm blue led 24 hours

7.5 nano
Day: 4pm-12am (8 hours)
Fuge: 6am to 4pm (10 hours)
darkness: 12am-6am (6 hours)

Once I get the 220 running with the 85g I will run 10 hours day, 10 hours fuge and 24 hours blue led.

[Big_Pun]

70g: 36x18x24

light fixture current housing with workhorse ballast 6x39w

8am-10am 2x39w ati blue plus
10am-10pm- 6x39w- 4x ati blue plus, 1x fiji purple, 1x 65k GE
10pm-11pm- 2x39w ati blue plus
11pm-6am- ice cap led moonlight

[ErikH]

2x250 SE 12-7 (outer halides)
2X175 SE 12-9 (inner halides)

I run both of my skimmers at night, so it's less heat during the day, and less total wattage. Trying to keep the heat down, as well as the bill ;)

ER RS250, 11-12
ASM 2-7 AM

[Mr Cob]

2x250 SE 12-7 (outer halides)
2X175 SE 12-9 (inner halides)

I run both of my skimmers at night, so it's less heat during the day, and less total wattage. Trying to keep the heat down, as well as the bill ;)

ER RS250, 11-12
ASM 2-7 AM

I also run skimmers at night for the same reasons....same timer as the fuge light

[allan]

And because I grew up in a trailer park my system is easy.

MH 400 and two T5 on at 9 am to 9 pm. Two LED strips on from 8 pm to 11 pm.

Fuge is one 150 MH and one home depot 90 watt cfm lamp on at 9pm to 930 am.

Skimmer is on all the time but only one pump is functional and it's an external.

My sump fan comes on with the DT's lamps and I keep the overhead ceiling fan on 24/7, and the house no higher than 74.

[FireWater]

12 hours total

0830 AM - 9 leds
1030 AM - 2 of the 4 t-5 come on
1130 AM - other t-5's come on
530 PM - 2 t-5's off
700 PM - other 2 t-5's go off
830 PM - leds go out