How many of y'all run moon lights?

[HandsyLobster]

So I have the ATI Straton and I am planning on keeping my blues on 1% during the night time hours thoughts?

 

[Starbuxxx]

I black out at night. I’ll use a cheap low power flashlight I’m feeling nosey

 

[HandsyLobster]

I black out at night. I’ll use a cheap low power flashlight I’m feeling nosey

I was thinking about the moon and how its never always dark in the wild just seeing gif its a good idea IDK

 

[kindafun]

I have a "moonlight" on my Radions that stays on for about an hour after other LEDs are out. I like being able to observe what's going on then.

 

[Readywriter]

I was thinking about the moon and how its never always dark in the wild just seeing gif its a good idea IDK

You dont know what dark is until you've seen how dark it gets in the wild. And Im pretty sure that the intensity of light that would be provided by a "moon light" would look pretty interesting but fuel algae growth.

 

[littlefoxx]

I have a moon light for an hour each night, when that kicks on the eels take their nightly stroll

 

[Naekuh]

I use a moon light.

I have a few fish that are like late night insomniacs, so it helps them from freaking out and wardering off into my mp40's.

 

[betareef]

I was thinking about the moon and how its never always dark in the wild

But that's the thing. It can be very very dark in the wild.

 

[JNalley]

I run an AP9X with a moon cycle. So sometimes a new moon blacks out the tank, but most of the time the lights run at varying intensities. Kessil gives a choice of a blue moonlight or red, I've gone with the blue. There are no algae problems to speak of, and nothing in my tank seems to mind the moonlight. Moon cycles (along with water temperatures, currents/tidal forces, sunrise/sunset times, and other factors) contribute to spawning of both fish and coral in the wild, so I figure why not.

 

[AquaLogic]

My Kessil A500x has a Lunar simulation cycle. I use that. It follows the natural moon phases.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I have a moonlight mode set on my light as well, although it turns off around 12:00am or so

 

[Troylee]

I have a lsm module on my apex and run Neptune’s moon lights it works in unison with the actual lunar cycle… it’s not gonna promote algae growth that’s silly! lol.. it’s pretty cool to view at night.

 

[BeanAnimal]

You dont know what dark is until you've seen how dark it gets in the wild. And Im pretty sure that the intensity of light that would be provided by a "moon light" would look pretty interesting but fuel algae growth.

barely visible light will not fuel algae growth, especially in the blue spectrum to which most "moonlights" will be tuned.

The visible light in "the wild" is never truly pitch "dark" with no visible light. Our galaxy is full of stars that illuminate our sky, even on the darkest of moonless nights where there is zero human produced light visible.

The visible light in the sky (day or night) varies by hour and latitude and longitude and cloud cover for every spot on the planet. Shallow reefs (and deep) will have varying degrees of illumination thought the day and night, based on that same fact.

 

[saltienewb]

I run the moonlight in my AP9X for an hour in the morning before the lights start up.
Dark through the night though

 

[Brian1f1]

I run the moonlight cycle on my hydras, set at 3% deep blue max. The corals do react to it, not closing as tightly on fuller moons. I have no idea if it impacts health or functioning in any material way.

 

[HandsyLobster]

Thanks fort he replies im going to tune my Straton and put some blues on during the night

 

[BionicReef73]

I have the lunar module running on my apex. Very cool and ramps up and down following the natural cycle. Personally I like it and I find the fish don't get spooked as easily. And the look is great. I haven't had any adverse effects of having them.

 

[Gtinnel]

I also use a lunar module on my apex. I like the way the tank looks dimly lit with the moon lighting.
I got them because I figured if there was already some light in the tank it wouldn’t be as much of a shock if someone turned on the room lights (my tank is in the living room). I don’t know if it helped with that, but I got it for cheap and it definitely doesn’t hurt.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ive been running moon lights 2 decades

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

I have this on my Hydra 32. not through the night but only till 10pm.