I have 2 250w metal halides over the center of my 125g. I’ve been running them for 12 hours a day for months. I know most other people only run them for 8 hours or so, then use low light for the rest of the time, but I never questioned myself running them for 12 hours.
Recently my magnifica anemone and the bubble tips haven’t been doing well during the day, but they consistently look much better at night. This has been going on for a few weeks. I tested pH, and it stays the same (8.1) throughout the day/night.
All parameters are great. I’m running carbon. I feed the mag a chunk of shrimp every week or so.
Is 12 hours of metal halides blasting on the tank too much?
Recently my magnifica anemone and the bubble tips haven’t been doing well during the day, but they consistently look much better at night. This has been going on for a few weeks. I tested pH, and it stays the same (8.1) throughout the day/night.
All parameters are great. I’m running carbon. I feed the mag a chunk of shrimp every week or so.
Is 12 hours of metal halides blasting on the tank too much?