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I currently have a live planted tank and I have my lights on 6 30 till 5 I would wounding if I could turn my light off for e.g 4 hour during the day and gain the 4 hour on the night because I go to work at 6 45 and get back at 5 so I don't get to see them ? just asking don't want the fish to stress out or my plants dieing thank
 
That should be fine. It is supposedly helpful in controlling algae as a bonus.


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I'd keep lighting at 8 hrs or less. At 11 hrs per day, you risk a good amount of algae over the long term. Better to be safe than manage it later. That amount of time is more than sufficient for pants, assuming you have appropriate lighting.


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I have two 15 watt lights in a 64 litre tank and if I put my timer on 6:30-9 then 3 -8 would that be alright for the fish aswell ?
 
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