Lighting biocube

[Taygel]

I have the biocube 14 that has two spots for lights. After purchasing some timers I realized that i have no clue as to the timing/ or color of bulbs. I've been reading a lot about easing into in it in the morning and giving them a dusk like time, but with a timer it's either on or not!

Bulb options: I have two places for bulbs.
1: One completely blue and day light.
2: Both half and half
3: Both day light bulbs
???

Timers:
All on for 8-10 hours? Or if I have one blue and one day-light should I do the one blue in the morning/eve and both if them during the day like 10-4pm.

Maybe I'm over thinking it and I planning on upgrading to LEDs with dimmers hopefully soon. Any help would dock

Cheers.

The world is a reef, so be gentle.

 

[Convict2161]

Let the natural light hit the tank first. Any light coking from the outside lighting the room, make that the morning light. Then around say 9am turn your actinic lights on (blues) then at say 11am turn your day lights on (whites) at 7pm turn the whites off. That gives you 8 hours of daylight then at 8-9pm turn your blues off.

You can run your moonlights the remainder of the time.

Me personally like to give my tanks a total period of darkness.

Hope this helps.

 

[Taygel]

Perfect! Thank you

 

[Convict2161]

Perfect! Thank you

Haha your welcome!