Lighting

[mellissacolleen]

Quick question will it harm my fish if they don't have lighting for a few days my light bulb blew this morning and there's A good 3 ft of snow outside I won't be going out for another day or two until the roads all get plowed


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[CCXGT]

Nah, they aren't bothered in the slightest.

Obviously if it's planted then that might not be the case.


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[Coursair]

A 3 day blackout is often used as an algae control in planted tanks. So going up to three days without light will be fine. If needed you can use a lamp to light the tank enough to feed the fish.


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[mellissacolleen]

My fish are loving the darkness they are all being extremely active and their colors have come out more. As soon as I turn the light on now they all hide and their colors lighten up. I will only be using the light for 4-5 hours at night from now on. I love how happy my fish are! And I was worried no light was gonna be bad for them.


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[Coursair]

Some fish prefer low light. I have floating plants in my tanks to offer more security and to soften the light.


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