eltonhodges
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hello,
I finally realized the other day that my tank is extremely stable, and I moniter all my parameters religiously.
So I finally picked up my Dragonet. The only thing that is really beginning to alarm me is his reaction to the lights going out. I don't know if he's going to hurt himself or not.
As soon as the metal halides go out, he absolutely reaces around the aquarium and almost sounds as if he's knocking himself out. It's really not something I like hearing. He's really taken well to the tank, already feeding off the bottom and sort of has his area. No problems with the rest of the inhabitants. I'm wondering if I should install some sort of interim light source. Like a 100% actinic to go on 10 minutes before the Halides go off, and about 20 minutes after Halides out. Can anyone tell me if this is normal for them, or is it something that I should be getting worried about. If so, what can I do to minimize this. Any help would be really appreciated. Thank you.
I finally realized the other day that my tank is extremely stable, and I moniter all my parameters religiously.
So I finally picked up my Dragonet. The only thing that is really beginning to alarm me is his reaction to the lights going out. I don't know if he's going to hurt himself or not.
As soon as the metal halides go out, he absolutely reaces around the aquarium and almost sounds as if he's knocking himself out. It's really not something I like hearing. He's really taken well to the tank, already feeding off the bottom and sort of has his area. No problems with the rest of the inhabitants. I'm wondering if I should install some sort of interim light source. Like a 100% actinic to go on 10 minutes before the Halides go off, and about 20 minutes after Halides out. Can anyone tell me if this is normal for them, or is it something that I should be getting worried about. If so, what can I do to minimize this. Any help would be really appreciated. Thank you.