Tank Lights On and Off Several Times a Day ?

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Originally Posted by DiverDude

Noob question: I'd like to turn on my tank lights when I feed in the mornings but I've held back on doing that since I don't want to screw-up the tank's 'biological clock'. After all, the lights are their sun and the sun doesn't pop-up for 10 minutes in the morning and then go back to sleep for ~4 hrs before coming out for the day !

I know this isn't going to kill anything but I'd like the opinions of more experienced reefers as to whether I'm stressing the tank at all if I were to do this.

I am not sure if you are stressing things, but I would personally setup a lighting schedule so you have things on for a certain amount of time.

For example, my lights turn on at noon, and turn off at 11pm, when lights are off, moon lights are on.