staceyfenea
Reefing newb
What type of light cycles are proper for tanks with corals and fish? Example times and types of bulbs. Do you run blues and whites together separate - what is best?
Light Cycles
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d2mini
Reef enthusiast
Typically you will see people run their metal halide or whatever bulbs are their daylight bulbs for about 8-10 hours, with blues coming on at least an hour before and going off an hour later. That's probably about average and then you'll see variations from there.
I have two stages of blues before my white mh comes on. The first set of blues come on, and then a half hour later the next set of blues come on, and then a half hour later the MH comes on. Then about 8 or 9 hours later they go off in the reverse.
I have two stages of blues before my white mh comes on. The first set of blues come on, and then a half hour later the next set of blues come on, and then a half hour later the MH comes on. Then about 8 or 9 hours later they go off in the reverse.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
My whites and blues go on at the same time. They're on for 12 hours a day on both tanks.
staceyfenea
Reefing newb
What K is best?
dcantucson
Reef pro
I like 14K. Not too white or too blue. It's a personal preference though.
daugherty
part time reefer
i shoot for a blue tint to the light it is more pleasing to the eye and you can get better color from the corals with a bluer hue
Bifferwine
I am a girl
I like 12K the best. It's all personal preference. BUT corals tend to grow better under low K bulbs, and they look better under high K bulbs. So you need to find a balance between the two.
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
I run a 10k 250w MH and then 4 blue T5's to help visually balance it out.
The tank really seems to be liking that 10k mh.
The tank really seems to be liking that 10k mh.
