Night mode - yay or nay?

FishyFishy! · #1 04-22-2016, 02:15 PM

Its been ages since i have had an ecotec. Do the MP's have a night mode too? Or is that more controlled through a controller?

I think I will end up putting a little LED strip in there to aid the night mode. I guess i'd want my rest at night too.

brisco · #2 04-22-2016, 02:54 PM

I program my gyre with my apex to ramp down at night and then work at a reduced flow. No science behind this that I know of, but changing flow patterns seem to keep SPS happy.

gregzz4 · #3 04-23-2016, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

Do the MP's have a night mode too? Or is that more controlled through a controller?.

Yes they have a programmable night mode built into the factory controller.
4 speed settings to choose from, and 6, 8, 10, 12 or 14 hours.

FishyFishy! · #4 04-23-2016, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by gregzz4

Yes they have a programmable night mode built into the factory controller.
4 speed settings to choose from, and 6, 8, 10, 12 or 14 hours.

Do they have a photocell?

gregzz4 · #5 04-23-2016, 08:12 PM

No photocell
Program your speed and duration, then press some buttons at your desired start time.

brisco · #6 04-24-2016, 05:33 PM

A controller will give you many more options then the pumps built in mode, but it all costs $$

mike31154 · #7 04-26-2016, 03:03 PM

There are no options a controller can provide that my VorTechs don't already include. Sometimes it's worthwhile to spend the extra $$s on a well designed water moving device. And yes, I use the night mode, not because of any possible relationship to what happens in the ocean, but more because it saves power, wear/tear on the pumps & things are a tad more quiet in the dining room over night..... but no, I don't sleep in the dining room.... usually.

Myka · #8 04-26-2016, 03:09 PM

I use night mode on my Tunzes, and wish my Gyre had night mode. The SPS extend their feeder polyps at night, and I find if I turn down the flow with the night mode the feeder are polyps are extended even bigger. I feed them in the evening after lights out and add the Aquaforest additives too. The bigger the feeder polyps are the better they are for catching food so I like the night mode.

Delphinus · #9 04-26-2016, 03:45 PM

I noticed that for me aggression among fish tankmates went way down when they no longer had to fight for the best hidey spots in the rocks. So I always tune my flow down now.

Ryanerickson · #10 04-26-2016, 05:22 PM

Ocean doesn't shut off at night big no for me