Photon v2 split lighting schedule?

[jbaur]

Hello. I'm interested in this light. Currently I run a split lighting schedule to accommodate feedings and my work schedule. My fish get fed around 6:30am because I leave the house at 7am. On weekends I get up a little bit later. During the week I'm home no later than 6pm. So my lighting and my schedule break down as following...

*6am-9am light is on, feeding at 6:30am
*7-5:30 I'm at work
*3pm-9pm light is on, feeding at 6:30pm


What kind of schedule would you recommend for this light?

Also I'm considering supplementing this light with a pair of reef brites. What time would you think those should turn on?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Bumping your post!

 

[Dburr1014]

Hello. I'm interested in this light. Currently I run a split lighting schedule to accommodate feedings and my work schedule. My fish get fed around 6:30am because I leave the house at 7am. On weekends I get up a little bit later. During the week I'm home no later than 6pm. So my lighting and my schedule break down as following...

*6am-9am light is on, feeding at 6:30am
*7-5:30 I'm at work
*3pm-9pm light is on, feeding at 6:30pm


What kind of schedule would you recommend for this light?

Also I'm considering supplementing this light with a pair of reef brites. What time would you think those should turn on?

Personally, I wouldn't do a split lighting.
I have this light and love it. Can you just have them come on later? Maybe late morning until you go to bed? You can always do an auto-feeder for the morning.
Edit: if you do want to feed in the morning you can have the light blue on and won't hit the florescents of the coral and you can see the fish and they see you. I have mine come on at 0.07% for that moon look.

 

[nereefpat]

Just run the lights from noon to 10 PM, or something like that. Auto feeder for the early feeding, then frozen at night, for example.

 

[jbaur]

Thanks for the bump and the responses.

I heard some number regarding recommended period that lights should be off, but I forgot what that number was and I can't find the article.

Would something like this work...

- 6am lights come on
- 6am-8am lights slowly ramp up to 10%
- 8am reefbrites turn on
- 8am-9am lights ramp from 10% to 100%
- 9am-4pm (7hrs total) 100% on
- 4pm-5pm lights ramp down from 100% to 10%
- 5pm-7pm light ramp down from 10% to off
- 9pm reefbrites turn off
- 9pm to 6am moonlights

As a result it breaks down as follows...
-7hrs at 100%
-2hrs ramp up/down to and from 10-100%
-4hrs ramp up/down to and from 0-10%
-13hrs reefbrite xho on


As far as color intensities I was going to start with this...

Red 12%
Green 12%
Royal blue 50%
White 18%
Cool blue 55%
Violet 65%


Too much light? Or seems okay?

 

[Dburr1014]

Thanks for the bump and the responses.

I heard some number regarding recommended period that lights should be off, but I forgot what that number was and I can't find the article.

Would something like this work...

- 6am lights come on
- 6am-8am lights slowly ramp up to 10%
- 8am reefbrites turn on
- 8am-9am lights ramp from 10% to 100%
- 9am-4pm (7hrs total) 100% on
- 4pm-5pm lights ramp down from 100% to 10%
- 5pm-7pm light ramp down from 10% to off
- 9pm reefbrites turn off
- 9pm to 6am moonlights

As a result it breaks down as follows...
-7hrs at 100%
-2hrs ramp up/down to and from 10-100%
-4hrs ramp up/down to and from 0-10%
-13hrs reefbrite xho on


As far as color intensities I was going to start with this...

Red 12%
Green 12%
Royal blue 50%
White 18%
Cool blue 55%
Violet 65%


Too much light? Or seems okay?

Cut your red and green in half.
I think also royal should be the highest number. You could match with cool blue and violet.

 

[zoasaholic]

Thanks for the bump and the responses.

I heard some number regarding recommended period that lights should be off, but I forgot what that number was and I can't find the article.

Would something like this work...

- 6am lights come on
- 6am-8am lights slowly ramp up to 10%
- 8am reefbrites turn on
- 8am-9am lights ramp from 10% to 100%
- 9am-4pm (7hrs total) 100% on
- 4pm-5pm lights ramp down from 100% to 10%
- 5pm-7pm light ramp down from 10% to off
- 9pm reefbrites turn off
- 9pm to 6am moonlights

As a result it breaks down as follows...
-7hrs at 100%
-2hrs ramp up/down to and from 10-100%
-4hrs ramp up/down to and from 0-10%
-13hrs reefbrite xho on


As far as color intensities I was going to start with this...

Red 12%
Green 12%
Royal blue 50%
White 18%
Cool blue 55%
Violet 65%


Too much light? Or seems okay?

You will grow sps/clams with out any issue with that colors intensitiies.