reef lighting schedule

[Jamroz37]

i just bought a light fixture that has two atinics and two t5 10k lights and 4 leds it has a timer so what should i make my lighting schedule be like what time on anf of for each set? thanks!

 

[Jacobdlaw610]

Depends on tank maturity and each tank is different I started with a 8 hour actinics and whites and then moons. After lots of adjustments my tank fish corals nem and coraline love actinics on at 11 am till 2 am whites from 1 pm till 3pm and lunars 1am till11am

 

[Flyingbulldog]

Your tank is never dark. What lunar a do you have?

 

[Jacobdlaw610]

I stand corrected I do have total darkness from 3 to 6

 

[TommyP]

I have my actinics come on at noon, both actinics whites at 1pm whites go off at 11pm and actinics go off at midnight. led "moonlights" which consist of 8 leds 2, 2, 2, and 2 going along the back of the tank on 24/7. They are so dim, its basically dark lol.