|
|
|
#1
09-02-2008, 01:12 AM
|
||||
|
||||
When to turn on moonlights?
Hi everyone, I am just wondering how everyone is using their moonlights, I heard ppl say they turn it on pretty much at night times when the main lights go off, and I've also heard that it should only come on during a full moon.
which is true?
__________________
Hardest thing about keeping a reef tank is you gotta learn to give up certain things every so often, you just can't keep them all, unless your tank was the ocean!!! 125 gallon fish and reef tank. 2 x 250watt MH 14000k with 2x54w actinic blues, 50 gallon sump. 
|
|
#2
09-02-2008, 01:38 AM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
Quite frankly I have mine on all the time as I never got around to putting it on a timer. Its on during the day (and totally ineffective) and then on at night. I've never tried to follow the moon phases or anything, mostly I just have it on cuz it looks "neato" at night
__________________
Christy's Reef Blog My 180 Build Every electronic component is shipped with smoke stored deep inside.... only a real genius can find a way to set it free.
|
|
#3
09-02-2008, 01:43 AM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
24/7 for me as well
__________________
always just 2cents until im broke
|
|
#4
09-02-2008, 02:09 AM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
I remember reading somewhere that if your moonlights are blue or white then DO NOT leave them on all night. Red lights are OK. Cant remember exactly why but it had something to do with the nocturnal critters in our tanks. I know when i have mine on i dont see any pods or worms. But if i turn them on when the tank has been dark for a little while you will see all the little critters scatter for cover.
|
|
#5
09-02-2008, 02:26 AM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
My moonlight is so incredibly dim, and it also has 4 ft of tank to cover (which it certainly doesn't). That it doesn't really affect anything. Really, you have to get close to the tank to see anything. Its not even as bright as a dying flashlight
__________________
Christy's Reef Blog My 180 Build Every electronic component is shipped with smoke stored deep inside.... only a real genius can find a way to set it free.
|
|
#6
09-02-2008, 02:31 AM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
Quote:
|
|
#7
09-02-2008, 02:33 AM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
OH cool, mine is about a billion years old (well okay maybe 4 or 5) and I just run it because the double faced tape its attached with is pretty damned strong and I couldn't pry it off the hood (I think I may have supplemented it with crazy glue
).I'll call mine a more "subtle" cool then 
__________________
Christy's Reef Blog My 180 Build Every electronic component is shipped with smoke stored deep inside.... only a real genius can find a way to set it free.
|
|
#9
09-02-2008, 04:34 AM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
I recently just purchased some moonlights for my tank, it came with a niffty 29.5 day timer which goes through the moon cycle from full moon to new moon, it doesnt shut the lights off it just dims them until there is no moon then gradually increases the intensity back up to full moon pretty niffty little gadget, i really enjoy watching the reef at night!
__________________
"120 Gallon - Fastest Build in the West" 20Gal Sump, 2x 250 PFO Metal Hallides running 2 20k XM Bulbs, 2X54 HOT5 1 KZ Coral Light 1 Fiji Purple, Euroreef RS 100 Skimmer, Quiet One 6000 Return Pump, 2X Tunze 6025, Nano Wavebox ~To Live Is To Reef~
|
|
#10
09-02-2008, 04:46 AM
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
Mine is 24/7 too.. strange to here about that thing about critters not coming out..
__________________
180G Office Reef. Started Sept 2012 http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=88894 62G Starfire Reef. Started Jan 2013 http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=89988
|
Linear Mode
