Reef Lighting

[Ashley73]

How long should you leave the coral and normal fluero on for?

 

[Bectan01]

Is this a question about t5 lighting? Do you mean white light and blue (actinic?) if so, then I used to do actinic at 8am then whites on at 9am, then both ran for 8hours, white off then another hour of actinic at the end of the day. I also had cheap blue led moonlights so I could view the tank at nighttime which went off around 10pm. Hope that helps!

 

[Ashley73]

Is this a question about t5 lighting? Do you mean white light and blue (actinic?) if so, then I used to do actinic at 8am then whites on at 9am, then both ran for 8hours, white off then another hour of actinic at the end of the day. I also had cheap blue led moonlights so I could view the tank at nighttime which went off around 10pm. Hope that helps!

What if the light has both white and blue in it and you can run independantly?

 

[Bectan01]

Same answer, run them together - I am not a lighting expert (I now run LEDs) but the actinic light is needed for coral growth as well as white light or daylight. It's all about spectrum. I just liked to see the actinic by itself for the first and last hour because it looked good! Does that answer your question?

 

[Ashley73]

Same answer, run them together - I am not a lighting expert (I now run LEDs) but the actinic light is needed for coral growth as well as white light or daylight. It's all about spectrum. I just liked to see the actinic by itself for the first and last hour because it looked good! Does that answer your question?

Thanks for the advice..

 

[bluzepher1]

Looking at getting kessel led light for my 25gal reef.
Any tips?
How long should it be turned on? Don't know much a out the light but it makes the reef look fantastic

 

[Ashley73]

Looking at getting kessel led light for my 25gal reef.
Any tips?
How long should it be turned on? Don't know much a out the light but it makes the reef look fantastic

Dont ask me in clueless