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So I am new to corals and only have one at the moment, a zoanthid. I am only using the stock LED lights that came with my aquarium kit so I was not going to introduce any corals until upgrading my lighting system at all, but it seems I gave in to try out one that was known for not needing much light. I noticed that in the beginning, it did not look very healthy and when I went to turn off the light when I went to bed, it would be very shriveled up and not look vibrant like it usually did. To maximize the effectiveness of my lights that I did not have much faith in, I have my zoanthid very near the top of my tank (the highest point) so it gets the most light possible. I noticed that one day when I left the light on while I slept, the zoanthid looked much healthier in the morning and was 100% open. This leads me to ask the question of whether or not I should look into keeping my lights on all the time, though I know this could contribute to algae growth and I am not 100% sure if it will be bad for the fishes sleeping. I am very good at keeping up with water tests and changes and have seen 0 algae so far this is not a huge problem for me.
CURRENT SPECS
Ammonia - 0 ppm
Nitrite - 0 ppm
pH - 8 to 8.2
Nitrate - 10 ppm
Salinity - 1.023 (bringing this up slowly)
Temp - 80 degrees
LIVESTOCK/CORAL
2 Ocelaris Clownfish
1 Valentini Puffer
1 Cleaner Shrimp
6 Hermit Crabs
1 Zoanthid
CURRENT SPECS
Ammonia - 0 ppm
Nitrite - 0 ppm
pH - 8 to 8.2
Nitrate - 10 ppm
Salinity - 1.023 (bringing this up slowly)
Temp - 80 degrees
LIVESTOCK/CORAL
2 Ocelaris Clownfish
1 Valentini Puffer
1 Cleaner Shrimp
6 Hermit Crabs
1 Zoanthid