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nanoreefnewbie · #1 09-12-2012, 04:27 AM

I just started cycling a 20 gallon nano reef its got 40ish lbs live rock and 20 lbs sand..I'm using a marineland LED light..i turn it on 8 am ish from night moon lights and 8 pm turn off all light into darkness for a few hours then the moon lights till morning..is this a proper light cycle or what..any suggestions???

Aquattro · #2 09-12-2012, 04:47 AM

12 hours of full light might be a bit much. I run my LEDs full power for about 7 hours. Depends on the intensity and the corals. If they're ok and good color, you should be ok, but could probably get away with less.

nanoreefnewbie · #3 09-12-2012, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

12 hours of full light might be a bit much. I run my LEDs full power for about 7 hours. Depends on the intensity and the corals. If they're ok and good color, you should be ok, but could probably get away with less.

Sweet thanks you ill change accordingly then...is the full darkness right? And moonlight time doesn't matter right??? And right now tank is cycling so no corals yet..thank you for suggestion aquattro..

Aquattro · #4 09-12-2012, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by nanoreefnewbie

Sweet thanks you ill change accordingly then...is the full darkness right? And moonlight time doesn't matter right??? And right now tank is cycling so no corals yet..thank you for suggestion aquattro..

Full dark is fine. I think moonlight is more for us, although I run it, just because I can. Nothing bad about it.

Nano · #5 09-12-2012, 05:49 AM

+1 I do about 7-8 hours daylight then my moonlights come one for 2 hours or so

subman · #6 09-12-2012, 06:01 AM

Me to full power for about six hour with a ramp up of about 1 hour on either side. I run moonlights for a couple hours before and after but it goes full black in between, I find the fish like the pitch black ( I think they do anyway lol)