timer for my lights.. - Aquarium Advice

tjara03 · 11-24-2005, 09:29 PM

ok i just got a timer for my lights and was wondering what time i should set them to turn on?? off?? [acronym:4b14c1664d="Thanks in Advance"]TIA[/acronym:4b14c1664d]!!!

theatrus · 11-24-2005, 09:41 PM

Go for 10-12 hours on. If the room is not sunny, I'd set them when you're home most (i.e., if you do nights, turn them on 11am to 11pm). If the room is sunny that might stress out fish with too much light, so you'll have to somewhat match daylight.

tjara03 · 11-24-2005, 10:14 PM

my room is really dark all the time i have like super curtains over my windows.. i was thinkin of doing it feom like 10am - 9 or 10pm... how does that sound??

**melosu58** · 11-25-2005, 02:54 PM

I do mine from 9A-9P

11-24-2005, 09:29 PM	#1
tjara03 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Spokane, Wa Posts: 297	timer for my lights.. ok i just got a timer for my lights and was wondering what time i should set them to turn on?? off?? [acronym:4b14c1664d="Thanks in Advance"]TIA[/acronym:4b14c1664d]!!!

11-24-2005, 09:41 PM	#2
theatrus Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Davis, CA Posts: 431	Go for 10-12 hours on. If the room is not sunny, I'd set them when you're home most (i.e., if you do nights, turn them on 11am to 11pm). If the room is sunny that might stress out fish with too much light, so you'll have to somewhat match daylight. __________________ 55g reef, 2x250W 10k [acronym:7a5eabeab9="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym:7a5eabeab9] + 2x96W [acronym:7a5eabeab9="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:7a5eabeab9] actninc, 10g sump, AquaC Urchin skimmer, 65lbs [acronym:7a5eabeab9="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:7a5eabeab9] xenia, mushrooms, wels. open brain, fungia radiata (orange), green eyed zoos flame angel, mated pair of false perc, 6-line, firefish 20gH electric yellow cichlid

11-25-2005, 02:54 PM	#4
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11-24-2005, 10:14 PM	#3
tjara03 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Spokane, Wa Posts: 297	my room is really dark all the time i have like super curtains over my windows.. i was thinkin of doing it feom like 10am - 9 or 10pm... how does that sound??