How long do you keep your lights on?

[Frank@Wall]

How long do you keep your lights on? Specify what kind of light you run (MH, LED, T5) how long? are they on timers? when do combos turn on and off? MH, actinics, moon lighting and what type of tank you have.

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[Awibrandy]

155 gallon bow front mixed reef
PC - 11.5 hours 10AM to 9:30PM
MH - 5.5 hours 4PM to 9PM

 

[CancerverO]

57 gallons tank - HOT5 6 bulbs
Actinics : 2 bulbs from 1:30 pm to 9:30 pm - 8hr
Daylight: All 6 bulbs from 4pm to 6pm - 2hr (this might sound too little but when I increase, my corals dont like it)

 

[thirty6]

great question, i have led's, not sure if i am leaving them on too long 8 hours, i leave moonlights on constant

 

[MatthewScars]

oh, the search engine is down?

 

[2slo4me]

natural sunlight for my fish only but if im home 5-6 hours a day lol

 

[ryangrieder]

57 rimless. tek elite 6 bulb t5 fixture. 36" reef brite LED. 3- true lumen led strips

8:00PM TIL 12:00PM 3 - True Lumen 12" Moon Light LEDS
12:00PM TIL 8:30PM 36" Reef Brite Actinic
12:30PM TIL 8:00PM 2 Actinic T5 Bulbs Turn On
1:00PM TIL 7:00PM Full Fixture On

 

[LatinP]

T5s go on at 6am till 12pm then they go off and MHs come on from 12 to 4pm at which point the MHs go off and the T5s come back on till 6. Full 12 hour cycle intensifying from 12 to 4. I've seen much better ways of doing natural cycles with LEDs but I'm happy with MHs at the moment.

 

[SIReefer]

120 gallon: 2 96 wt actinics 12 hours daily, 2 250 wt mh 5-6 hours daily summer & 6-7 hours daily winter.

 

[Ariel110G]

110G & I have 2 light?s one is a 48?? Coralife 4/65W & the second is a 48?? Marineland Reef Capable LED

This is my time schedule for my light's

12:00PM (Noon) ? 2 compact flouresent65W actinics turn on.
3:00PM (Afternoon) ? 2 compact flouresent 65W 10,000K turn on.
4:00PM (Afternoon) Marineland Reef Capable LED Turn on
11:00PM (Night) ? 2 compact flouresent 65W 10,000K turn off
1:30PM (Night) Marineland Reef Capable LED Turn off
12:00AM ? (midnight) 2 compact flouresent 65W actinics turn off.

Moon light LED?s are on 24/7
For now I have just one Tree Coral, & 2 small Xzina Coral?s

 

[FaviaFreak]

10 hrs 4x 24watt T5 ati fixture on a 24 gal nano

I've found this cycle to really color up my sticks

 

[SanmanReefer]

46 Gallon Bowfront mixed reef
T5 API combo (1 Daylight, 2 Aquablues & 1 Pink)
Blues on from 11 AM-8PM
Daylight and Pink 12 noon-7PM
LED lunar 8pm-12AM
Hope this helps!!