how do you have your timers set...

[drawesome420]

I have been running my halides 12hrs on and then my blue night lights kick in for the next 12. Should I turn off the leds and have pitch black for a few hours?

 

[Off The Deep End]

12 hrs on for halides seems long to me. I think most run 6-10hrs on the high n low sides. Do you have lights for supplemental lighting?

 

[Wicked Color]

T5s, 2 (blue) bulbs from 7am-10pm, other 4(2 white 1 pink 1 actinic) from 10am-5pm, LED supplement when I am looking at it.

 

[ryan820]

I have two blue actinics turn on around 4PM, then the remaining four lamps turn on around 7PM and are off around 3AM. I do this because the tank is in our main room, which is all glass to the west and it can get really warm!! I keep the shades closed when its forecast to be warm for the day to keep the house cool. When the actinics turn on, a fan turns on as well.

It may seem silly to turn the lights on during these hours but I have no other means of keeping the tank cool. Also, I have no time to look at the tank during the day-- it's nice to have the lights on when I get home!

 

[120greefman]

t5s-2 actinics on at 11am off at 9pm. 4 others on at 12 off at 8.

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

T5's tek elite 2 actinic on from 9 am till 9:30 pm. Other 4 (2 blue plus, 1 pink, 1 aquablue) on from 1till 7:30pm.

 

[Aku]

I have been running 3actinic+ and one pure actinic, from 2 to 9 pm and 2 blue+, 1pink, and one more pure actinic from 4 to 7. Geissman lamps.

 

[jntcox]

I run t5's. Actinics are on from 11:00-8:45
Next set of lights come on at 12:00-7:30
then last set come on at 12:30-6:30