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JohnnyReeftank 02-01-2011 07:56 PM

10 am - Actinic + Aquapink on
11 am - Actinic and White on
9 pm - Actinic and white off
10 pm - Actinic and Aquapink off

So 1 hour for dawn and dusk and 10 hours of full spectrum. I like using the Aquapink in my dawn/dusk......seems more like a sunrise/sunset IMO

Aquattro 02-01-2011 08:01 PM

I see a definite trend here with daylight. It seems most people are at 8 hours or less, myself included. 5+ years ago, a similar poll would typically show 10 to 12 hours of daylight. I think we're seeing a lot nicer tanks now with reduced photoperiods.

sunoka 02-01-2011 10:41 PM

My light cycle is forever changing with the daylite hours.. so I don`t have set cycle I have seasons.

Mandosh 02-01-2011 11:47 PM

10am: 22k T5 on
12pm: Halides on
7pm: Halides off
10pm: T5 off

Patty-Brent 02-02-2011 12:01 PM

I run blue LEDs for an hour as dawn then daylight for 10 hours then 2 hours of blue LEDs as dusk

paddyob 02-14-2011 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sunoka (Post 587260)
My light cycle is forever changing with the daylite hours.. so I don`t have set cycle I have seasons.

Possible to expand on this?

MMAX 02-17-2011 12:21 PM

7am to 8am--actinics for dawn effect
8am to 1pm--off. The way my tank sits I have natural sunlight that comes through
1pm to 7pm --full light
7pm to 9pm--actinics for dusk effect

no_bs 02-22-2011 02:07 PM

10am-1pm UVL Super Actinics
11:30am-1pm UVL 454
1pm-7:30pm 150w HQI
7:30pm-9pm UVL 454
7:30pm-10pm UVL Super Actinics
10pm-10am LED's

Bblinks 02-26-2011 02:49 PM

Dawn at 10:00am pc1, 10:30am pc2, 2:00pm mh1, 2:30pm mh2, 3:00pm mh3, till 7:59pm full daylight, 8:00pm mh1 off, 8:30pm mh2 off, 9:00pm mh3 off, 10:30pm pc1 off at the same time sump refugium light on, 11:00pm pc2 off, led night light is always on.

MitchM 02-26-2011 03:21 PM

I didn't see anybody mention adapting for the lunar cycle.
Is anyone doing that?


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