[jhale]

partying at night I'm lucky if I go out to diner anymore.
jk, but you'll just have to party with the fishes.

[cali_reef]

Albert:

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewIt...Product=CW1111

Pretty sure it won't work very well for a large tank.

[alrha]

i heard that thing doesnt really work very well.
guess i'll have to stick to my fans.

House, that leads to another Question. how much do you think the livestock would care if they were normally lit from 8pm-4am during the week and then say from 4pm-12am on weekends? it would keep them on their toes, but do you think they would get stressed?

[marrone]

The ice probes work well on very small tanks, 10-20gals, but for the cost I'm not sure if it worth it. You could get a large air condition and probably come out better.

I know my fish get into a routine of when the lights are going to come on and off. If I turn off the lights to say work in the tank or do something my corals automatically go into a night mode, closing up and putting out their feeders, and then when the lights comeback on the start to reopen again. I know a # of people who have there lights on in the evening during the week and on the weekend have them on during the morning and daytime and haven't had any problems at all. I think the coral adjust alot more easier to different times lights coming on then do fish.

[alrha]

well i would also think it makes more of a difference to the corals (which depend on the light) than the fish. if the corals adjust fine, i'm sure the fish will be smart enough to realize the lights are on (they may start getting sleepy though)

[marrone]

Actually I would think it's just the opposite. Even though corals need the light fish settle in around the time the lights go on and off. I see it all the time as anywhere for 1/2-1 hour before the lights go off the fish are finding there hiding places, even when daylight saving is around and the clock are changed the fish still follow the same routine for awhile before settling in. Same thing in the morning the fish know when the lights are going to come.

In the ocean it probably never gets as dark as it does in our home, specially in say a basement. The moon and other light source give off light. I would think as long as the corals got the correct amount of light each day they would probably have no problem adjusting to the change in timing of the lights.

[jenniebutterfly]

for those with small tanks they make these for up to 10 gallons http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_...er.asp?CartId=