Full Spectrum, Solid Blue, or No Lighting at Night?

[bakbay]

I actually put a “night light” near the frag tank so some fish won’t blindly run into the Haddoni’s death trap!!

 

[Tamberav]

I'm honestly trying to find a way to rationalize cycling lights between red, green, blue and white 24/7. I can't.

When in doubt, trying to mimic the ocean is a safe bet.

RGB tank!

fish be like

 

[Reefering1]

RGB tank!

Some of those computers are the most ridiculous things. 17 lit up fan that match the light up ram and a screen, playing your favorite gif, on the cpu. None of which made the computer better. To each their own. BUT, man some people have too much time on their hands..

 

[bakbay]

Some of those computers are the most ridiculous things. 17 lit up fan that match the light up ram and a screen, playing your favorite gif, on the cpu. None of which made the computer better. To each their own. BUT, man some people have too much time on their hands..

You should see my control board & LED light strip under the tank! I got RGB going. Oh btw: the Hydros got the “Party Mode” - way cool.

 

[Tamberav]

Some of those computers are the most ridiculous things. 17 lit up fan that match the light up ram and a screen, playing your favorite gif, on the cpu. None of which made the computer better. To each their own. BUT, man some people have too much time on their hands..

Ya, that would be my husbands computer lol

but he would say I have too much time on my hands for having a reef tank

 

[Tamberav]

You should see my control board & LED light strip under the tank! I got RGB going. Oh btw: the Hydros got the “Party Mode” - way cool.

Maybe controllers with RBG and glowing power cables is what this hobby needs....

Some reactive glow acrylic on the sump...

 

[Reefering1]

 

[PharmrJohn]

Good lord lol. The animals in the tank, fish included, need a no lights at all period for health. Id say at least 10 hours of no light at all.


And the darker the better during this night time period. Minimize room light as much as possible.

Yeah. Fish have a circadian rhythm, just like we do. And it's mediated by sun up and sun down. Remove that rhythm and you end up with health issues.

I like a blue light set up on the whiter side if that makes sense. I try to hit the peaks where Chlorophyll A and B thrive.

 

[atomicandrew]

I run my lights 12 hours on and 12 off with a 1 hour ramp up/down. I have 4 54 watt T5's, 2 10k and 2 actinic, and 2 250 watt 10k metal halides. With 2 power compact 65 watt actinic. I see no benefit to run lights 24 hours unless your planning on a algea farm.

dang doggie dog. That is a ****** light set up! I can only imagine what yer tank looks like. You got me drooling a little om myself...

 

[56longroof]

dang doggie dog. That is a ****** light set up! I can only imagine what yer tank looks like. You got me drooling a little om myself...

It seems to be working good for me so far. The tank is only 4 months old and the frags have put on alot of growth.