Lights for fish

[White Hair]

Will be adding my rock and salt water to my tank this weekend, and a fish a little later, is there a need for a light with just rock and fish, thanks.

 

[lpsouth1978]

You don't need light for the rock, but I would have some sort of light on a simple timer for the fish. Fish don't need fancy lighting, but they require daylight cycles (day/night) for their health and well being. I currently have just cheap standard lights with gooseneck mounts over my (currently) FOWLR tank. I will be getting new lights and adding corals in the coming months, but for now the cheap lights do the job for the fish.

 

[azank]

I agree, any light for a fish only system will do just fine.

 

[UCF Alum]

I would also not run lights during the cycling phase as to avoid unwanted algae growth

 

[S2G]

Not at all. Some cheap lighting to see or just room light if you.

I have my black boxes over my tank that's fowlr for now. I have them turned down to 30blue/5white