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| View Poll Results: How many hours a day do you run your lights on your reef tank? | |||
| More Than 12 Hours |
  
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9 | 7.83% |
| 10-12 Hours |
  
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70 | 60.87% |
| 8-9 Hours |
  
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23 | 20.00% |
| 7-8 Hours |
  
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10 | 8.70% |
| 6-7 Hours |
  
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3 | 2.61% |
| Less Than 6 Hours |
  
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2 | 1.74% |
| I Use Natural Sunlight |
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2 | 1.74% |
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#11
June 27th, 2007, 03:41 PM
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Re: Lighting
I usually run mine around 10 hours a day, then have 3 LED lunar lights going all night. Lights are on from 1pm to 11pm usually
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 30 gallon reef (Zoas, Candy Cane, some softys, BTA, 2 false percs, 1 royal gramma, 1 cleaner shrimp) Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: since May 2007 Other Intrests: Baseball 
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#12
June 28th, 2007, 05:39 AM
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Re: Lighting
I run my actinic for 12hrs and my 10k for 9 hrs.... I run all my lights on timers .....the actinic lights come on an hour before the 10K and stay on for two hours after the 10k kick off...... Of course I have the lunar lights on after the actinic as well.
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Hating cops is not a crime! Current Aquarium(s) Description: 75 drilled AGA reef with 20l sump/fuge Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 08/2006
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#13
June 28th, 2007, 08:26 PM
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Re: Lighting
9 to 10 hours here...
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 NWKRC.. Rigo..
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 20 gallons long, 10g nano reef Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 3 years Other Intrests: bike riding,reefing,home entertainment,site seen.
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#14
July 1st, 2007, 04:33 AM
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Re: Lighting
is there a certain amount that your light is supposed to be on, or not really?
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-David
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 30 gallon reef (Zoas, Candy Cane, some softys, BTA, 2 false percs, 1 royal gramma, 1 cleaner shrimp) Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: since May 2007 Other Intrests: Baseball
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#15
July 1st, 2007, 04:42 AM
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Re: Lighting
Its all personal prefrance.... It depends on the type of lights, corals, fish and algae problems you have. A good base line is 8-12 hours.
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Hating cops is not a crime! Current Aquarium(s) Description: 75 drilled AGA reef with 20l sump/fuge Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 08/2006 Last edited by HAWKS12thMAN : July 1st, 2007 at 04:45 AM.
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#16
July 8th, 2007, 04:27 PM
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Re: Lighting
sweet, so i guess im right in the middle at 10
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 30 gallon reef (Zoas, Candy Cane, some softys, BTA, 2 false percs, 1 royal gramma, 1 cleaner shrimp) Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: since May 2007 Other Intrests: Baseball
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#17
August 2nd, 2007, 09:47 PM
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Re: Lighting
this pool is past out...please new one required!! thanks..
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NWKRC.. Rigo..
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 20 gallons long, 10g nano reef Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 3 years Other Intrests: bike riding,reefing,home entertainment,site seen.
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#18
August 2nd, 2007, 10:05 PM
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Re: Lighting
10:00 to 10:00
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 125gal.maple stand+ ro+ uv steralizer and 30 gallon mini reef Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 2years Other Intrests: airsoft,guitar,wakeskating,skateboarding
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#19
August 8th, 2007, 03:58 PM
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Re: Lighting
I run mine 12hrs a day.
12 for actinics and 10 for daylights.
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 Live long and prosper Dominick AGA 210g. MegaflowLifereef LF1-300S berlin sumpSVS-24 skimmer w/Mag 9.5Refugium(25g.) with Nova 2x24w fuge light.Mag 2400 return.Aquatinic Constellation/14x39w T5-HO.Reef Fanatic ATO.Koralia 2/3 Current Aquarium(s) Description: Oceanic 75 gal./AGA 210g. megaflow Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 6 years Other Intrests: Reefing,video games,music,electronics
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#20
August 8th, 2007, 04:50 PM
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Re: Lighting
im curious..does the extra 2 hrs for the actinics helps in their growth??..or is just to simulate dawn??
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NWKRC.. Rigo..
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 20 gallons long, 10g nano reef Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 3 years Other Intrests: bike riding,reefing,home entertainment,site seen.
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