Who has moon light and who goes just blackout dark at night

[Clownfishgang]

I was wondering this the other day watching a few videos and some people have moon lights at night and some don’t does it really matter is it just for us do you not need moonlight at night, just curious to what everyone thinks about it.

 

[fishguy242]

hi i go dark at night,imo just need moons in large tank w large carpet nems,and puffers etc so they don't accidenly swim into nem jmo

 

[vetteguy53081]

My big tank has moonlights, others although decent size do not

 

[Crabs McJones]

I prefer off. Corals and fish need a break

 

[nezw0001]

Mine goes pretty dark but still some low level moonlight

 

[Clownfishgang]

I do run mine at 1% at night with the radions but never knew if I really needed too or if it had adverse effects on corals with there still being light just not a lot or would 1% even matter

 

[Topekoms]

210 gallon and I go total dark from midnight till 6am and also during the day from noon till 5pm

 

[fishguy242]

interesting why in middle of day?

 

[html]

if you keep light off you will get more pods and snails since some of them like dark time

 

[Clownfishgang]

210 gallon and I go total dark from midnight till 6am and also during the day from noon till 5pm

Why do you do two light cycles in one day why not just one

 

[Nasir]

I do run moon lights. For one I like to sit in front of my aquarium at night. I also have read and watched the shows on coral reefs. Even at night you can see the reef and fish from the moon. Watching those shows you don’t ever see reefs growing in pitch black light. Most of the big reef sellers keep their blue lights on at night.

 

[KrisReef]

Folks who want to closely mimic natural light cycles use light programs to follow lunar and solar cycles to encourage spawning

 

[Topekoms]

Well I want to watch my fish when I am home also I read a paper saying that coral reach maximum absorption of light at about 4 hours. So if you run two cycles you can increase growth because the corals burn the sugars they made and build structures at night ( ie grow) So I am testing their theory. Only problem I have had is I was fishless for the last 60 days and my P04 and Nitrate have bottomed out I put my fish by in this week and started dosing P04 and Nitrates.

 

[Nasir]

if you keep light off you will get more pods and snails since some of them like dark time

What do you mean you get more pods and snails? You mostly are going to have what you buy and put in your tank. And if you have rock work you’ll have pods multiplying.

 

[hyprc]

No moonlights here. Like to give the corals and fish some total lights-out. It gets really dark in the ocean at night. Much darker than my living room with the TV on lol.

 

[fishguy242]

Well I want to watch my fish when I am home also I read a paper saying that coral reach maximum absorption of light at about 4 hours. So if you run two cycles you can increase growth because the corals burn the sugars they made and build structures at night ( ie grow) So I am testing their theory. Only problem I have had is I was fishless for the last 60 days and my P04 and Nitrate have bottomed out I put my fish by in this week and started dosing P04 and Nitrates.

learn something new everyday

 

[hyprc]

What do you mean you get more pods and snails? You mostly are going to have what you buy and put in your tank. And if you have rock work you’ll have pods multiplying.

Pods are more likely to be active when dark instead of staying in dark holes hiding from fish and coral that would like to eat them. Some snails like Trochus don't start coming out onto the glass/top of rocks until lights out because they're nocturnal.

Edit: my Trochus don't seem to mind much though lol

 

[Nasir]

Well I want to watch my fish when I am home also I read a paper saying that coral reach maximum absorption of light at about 4 hours. So if you run two cycles you can increase growth because the corals burn the sugars they made and build structures at night ( ie grow) So I am testing their theory. Only problem I have had is I was fishless for the last 60 days and my P04 and Nitrate have bottomed out I put my fish by in this week and started dosing P04 and Nitrates.

The growth of my corals, sps and lps have increased.

 

[Topekoms]

The growth of my corals, sps and lps have increased.

Are you running two photo periods?

 

[fishguy242]

Well I want to watch my fish when I am home also I read a paper saying that coral reach maximum absorption of light at about 4 hours. So if you run two cycles you can increase growth because the corals burn the sugars they made and build structures at night ( ie grow) So I am testing their theory. Only problem I have had is I was fishless for the last 60 days and my P04 and Nitrate have bottomed out I put my fish by in this week and started dosing P04 and Nitrates.

any pics