BioCube 32 lighting schedule for corals and fish

[SlicVic]

My power went out today for a few hours and I had a temporary air pump in my aquarium to help but no heater! The heat stayed pretty good but when it came back on the lighting schedule was not! I cannot remember the schedule I had! Can anybody help me with this? It's a 32 gallon BioCube all in one. Thank you so much in advance

 

[jsker]

Would you know the manufacture of the light?

 

[SlicVic]

Would you know the manufacture of the light?

It is a Coralife biocube.

 

[Wizard677]

I have been running this schedule a little over a year.
channel 1 - 12:30pm-7:30pm
channel 2 - 11:30am-7:30pm
channel 3 - 6:00am - 11:00pm

 

[SlicVic]

I have been running this schedule a little over a year.
channel 1 - 12:30pm-7:30pm
channel 2 - 11:30am-7:30pm
channel 3 - 6:00am - 11:00pm

Do you get a lot of algae growth having channel one on so long?

 

[Wizard677]

Do you get a lot of algae growth having channel one on so long?

I do not. I have a few snails, hermits, 1 urchin, bristle stars, astrea stars that help with that also.

 

[SlicVic]

I do not. I have a few snails, hermits, 1 urchin, bristle stars, astrea stars that help with that also.

I have some snails and Hermits and a cleaner shrimp as my cleanup crew but I still get LG if I turn on the white lights too long. It may because sunlight comes in their room indirectly hitting the aquarium. I will try that lighting schedule!

 

[Wizard677]

I have some snails and Hermits and a cleaner shrimp as my cleanup crew but I still get LG if I turn on the white lights too long. It may because sunlight comes in their room indirectly hitting the aquarium. I will try that lighting schedule!

Yeah, very well could be. If the algae starts to get the upper hand you could cycle the lights down a little and see how it goes.