How long do you have your lights on?

[Tiesto643]

So how long does everyone have their tank lights on for, and what time of day?

Mine come on at 12pm and off at 9pm.

Just wondering what the norm is?

 

[sealife]

From 5pm to 10.30pm.

 

[billsey420]

3 pm to 9 pm

 

[Fresh2o]

4pm - 11pm

 

[Delapool]

8hrs all up, 3 in the morning and 5 at night. I've dropped it down an hour recently. Algae isn't much of a problem with b/n catfish and the plants grow ok (well faster then they get eaten) but I do have spots of beard (I think) algae that I've been treating with hydrogen peroxide.

 

[aquandrew]

12-8 for my fw tanks 1130-830 for my sw

 

[trkchezz]

6am-9pm

With no problems

 

[Dallascowboys16]

1:30-10:30 no algae problems. Any where from 8-10 hrs is recommended.

 

[Aqualady40]

12 noon to 8 p.m.

 

[Thumper828]

4:30 pm - 11:30 pm

 

[kmny34]

9am-1pm and 7pm-11pm

 

[kitty2234]

Hi Fish Friends,

Most of my fish, need and love algae! So my tanks are on from around 16 hours per day to 24 hours per day. I have plecos in some of the tanks but my breeder tanks will not allow plecos.

kitty2234

 

[NoNitrates]

About 7pm-midnight.

 

[Canary bird]

11am to 7pm then 7pm to 8pm with the moonlight

 

[Cageyme]

From 9AM to about 7PM.

 

[T1KARMANN]

I have 2 lights on a timer the dim light comes on 1 hour before the main light and the main light goes off 1 hour before the dim light

The lights are on a total of 6 hours

It's best to put the lights on a time it give the tank a routine

 

[Luananeko]

My 75 gallon planted runs it's lights from 10am-10pm. My GloTank runs a hidden LED strip on night mode 24/7 with an additional fluorescent actinic light going on the display tank from 10am to 10pm.

 

[aquaherper]

My white leds are 6am-9pm
My hood lamp is 3pm-8pm
Then Moon lights 8pm-6am

 

[Stewy]

10 am to 8 pm on non work days and 11 am to 6 pm when working...love auto timers.

 

[Dreamroper]

6:00am-7-8:00pm
Planted-no problems.