timers on lights

mountaindew · 01-01-2007, 08:52 PM

I have a 110 with 2-54 watt actinics,2-10,000 K and 2 bulbs in the refuge.My question is how long do you leave each set on,which ones come on first and for how long and so on.It is fish and live rock

**charlie** · 01-01-2007, 09:21 PM

If it was me, and you have a FOWLR I would have the actinics come on 1-2 hours before your daylites and stay on for 1-2 hours after your daylites go off. This is called the dawn dusk effect.
I would probably run the actinics for 12 hours and the daylites for 8-10 hours. HTH

mountaindew · 01-01-2007, 09:38 PM

I also have moonlights.what would you say is the best time to have these lights on so I can enjoy them at night until around 10 oclock then have the moon lights come on

**charlie** · 01-01-2007, 10:01 PM

I guess that sounds OK.

01-01-2007, 08:52 PM	#1
mountaindew Just Moved In Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: fort myers florida Posts: 19	timers on lights I have a 110 with 2-54 watt actinics,2-10,000 K and 2 bulbs in the refuge.My question is how long do you leave each set on,which ones come on first and for how long and so on.It is fish and live rock

01-01-2007, 09:21 PM	#2
charlie Keeper of Willis Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: NW Montana Posts: 6,334	If it was me, and you have a FOWLR I would have the actinics come on 1-2 hours before your daylites and stay on for 1-2 hours after your daylites go off. This is called the dawn dusk effect. I would probably run the actinics for 12 hours and the daylites for 8-10 hours. HTH __________________ 400 Gallon Reef Log Rome wasn't built in a day---neither is a reef

01-01-2007, 10:01 PM	#4
charlie Keeper of Willis Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: NW Montana Posts: 6,334	I guess that sounds OK. __________________ 400 Gallon Reef Log Rome wasn't built in a day---neither is a reef

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01-01-2007, 09:38 PM	#3
mountaindew Just Moved In Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: fort myers florida Posts: 19	I also have moonlights.what would you say is the best time to have these lights on so I can enjoy them at night until around 10 oclock then have the moon lights come on

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