Just got new lighting... All I can say is WOW! Schedule? - Aquarium Advice

Florida8 · 03-04-2006, 10:43 AM

I bought the 24in Orbit 24 hour reef lighting set... WOW! I have only ever had NO and often multiple strips to bring my watts up. I didn'y really know what I was missing all these years!!

It's been like Christmas waiting and waiting (ordered them through a guy on ebay, saved $150 over my LFS)...Last night the hubby called to tell me UPS came and I flew home to get them up... 1st I had a hard time getting the legs on, sliding them through the slots was slowww, then, I got it up and thought the moonlights were not working... no pretty blue sparkling in the water... then I gave up, said forget it for the night, I turned everything off to go to bed and when the room lights were off Lo And Behold.... MOON LIT GLITTERY WATER! lol... Now that is some prettttty stuff! Now I can not decide which which way I prefer my tank... LOL... It's great...! Now I need fish! crabs & snails! Coral!

So on timers, how do you all schedule them... How long do the actinic stay on in the am and pm alone when they lights are about to come on and go off?

This is so cool!

localhost · 03-04-2006, 11:21 AM

I run this schedule:
Actinic's: 8:00-20:00
10,000K: 9:00-19:00
Moonlights: Always On

cmor1701d · 03-04-2006, 11:43 AM

General rule is a schedule of 12 hour - Actinic, 10 hour - 10k and moon either 24/7 or reverse 12 of the actinic. I run the moon lights 24/7.

Florida8 · 03-04-2006, 12:19 PM

ok, so bascially the actinic on 1hr before and 1 hr after... Thanks!

cooltankmate · 03-05-2006, 02:53 AM

i use orbit too. mine is 36". love it!
12 hrs actinic, 10 hrs 10k. 12 hrs moon lights. i am using the coralife digital power center. once the actinic on, the moon light will be off. plug another digital timer to the power center for my 10k

h8z2luze · 03-05-2006, 03:51 AM

What if you cant control when they come on and off. When I turn my light on both the 10,000K and the atintic come on. I have no moonlights.

Florida8 · 03-05-2006, 10:08 AM

Cooltankmate.. Yeah They are great! I am getting the same set up, only longer, for the big tank as soon as we are ready to set it up... They are great!!! I'm very very happy with my choice, I went back and forth over and over with which brand etc...

H8z, I think it is just an option with some lights and not with others... I don't think it matters really... I was going to post on your new aquascape on the other thread, but I will tell ya here, looks good!

h8z2luze · 03-05-2006, 04:27 PM

Thanks a lot I am getting 45 more pounds here pretty soon so it will look even better when I get it in! I am happy with it.

03-04-2006, 10:43 AM	#1
Florida8 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Augustine/Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 582 Images: 3	Just got new lighting... All I can say is WOW! Schedule? I bought the 24in Orbit 24 hour reef lighting set... WOW! I have only ever had NO and often multiple strips to bring my watts up. I didn'y really know what I was missing all these years!! It's been like Christmas waiting and waiting (ordered them through a guy on ebay, saved $150 over my LFS)...Last night the hubby called to tell me UPS came and I flew home to get them up... 1st I had a hard time getting the legs on, sliding them through the slots was slowww, then, I got it up and thought the moonlights were not working... no pretty blue sparkling in the water... then I gave up, said forget it for the night, I turned everything off to go to bed and when the room lights were off Lo And Behold.... MOON LIT GLITTERY WATER! lol... Now that is some prettttty stuff! Now I can not decide which which way I prefer my tank... LOL... It's great...! Now I need fish! crabs & snails! Coral! So on timers, how do you all schedule them... How long do the actinic stay on in the am and pm alone when they lights are about to come on and go off? This is so cool! __________________ Kimberly in NE Florida ******* Cycle complete Early 2-06 29g reef 2 ph and 1 HOB =460 gph 130watt Orbit lighting system 50+lbs lr 1 blue green chromis, domino, blue devil 6 turbo snails 1 mantis GRRRR!

03-04-2006, 11:21 AM	#2
localhost Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Memphis Posts: 193 Images: 16	I run this schedule: Actinic's: 8:00-20:00 10,000K: 9:00-19:00 Moonlights: Always On __________________ 45G Reef - 65#'s of LR, 3" sand bed, Fluval 304 filled with LR rubble, (2) MJ900, SeaClone 100 protein skimmer with MJ1200 Fish - Ocellaris Clown, Royal Gramma, Purple Firefish, Coral Beauty, Blue Neon Goby Coral - Xenia, Devil's Hand Leather, Toadstool Leather, Green Hairy Mushrooms, Zoanthids Inverts - (2) Peppermint Shrimp, Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp, (5) Turbo Snails, (4) Nassarius Snails, (10) Blue Leg Hermits, Emerald Crab, (3) Scarlett Crabs, some small starfish(hitchhikers) My Aquarium Photos

03-04-2006, 11:43 AM	#3
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,800 Images: 43	General rule is a schedule of 12 hour - Actinic, 10 hour - 10k and moon either 24/7 or reverse 12 of the actinic. I run the moon lights 24/7. __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

03-04-2006, 12:19 PM	#4
Florida8 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Augustine/Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 582 Images: 3	ok, so bascially the actinic on 1hr before and 1 hr after... Thanks! __________________ Kimberly in NE Florida ******* Cycle complete Early 2-06 29g reef 2 ph and 1 HOB =460 gph 130watt Orbit lighting system 50+lbs lr 1 blue green chromis, domino, blue devil 6 turbo snails 1 mantis GRRRR!

03-05-2006, 03:51 AM	#6
h8z2luze Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nor*Cal Posts: 385 Images: 12	What if you cant control when they come on and off. When I turn my light on both the 10,000K and the atintic come on. I have no moonlights. __________________ Working on my 37G to be up soon i hope... The 50G Tank i used to have is in my gallery...

03-05-2006, 02:53 AM	#5
cooltankmate Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 15	i use orbit too. mine is 36". love it! 12 hrs actinic, 10 hrs 10k. 12 hrs moon lights. i am using the coralife digital power center. once the actinic on, the moon light will be off. plug another digital timer to the power center for my 10k

03-05-2006, 10:08 AM	#7
Florida8 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Augustine/Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 582 Images: 3	Cooltankmate.. Yeah They are great! I am getting the same set up, only longer, for the big tank as soon as we are ready to set it up... They are great!!! I'm very very happy with my choice, I went back and forth over and over with which brand etc... H8z, I think it is just an option with some lights and not with others... I don't think it matters really... I was going to post on your new aquascape on the other thread, but I will tell ya here, looks good! __________________ Kimberly in NE Florida ******* Cycle complete Early 2-06 29g reef 2 ph and 1 HOB =460 gph 130watt Orbit lighting system 50+lbs lr 1 blue green chromis, domino, blue devil 6 turbo snails 1 mantis GRRRR!

03-05-2006, 04:27 PM	#8
h8z2luze Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nor*Cal Posts: 385 Images: 12	Thanks a lot I am getting 45 more pounds here pretty soon so it will look even better when I get it in! I am happy with it. __________________ Working on my 37G to be up soon i hope... The 50G Tank i used to have is in my gallery...

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