light cycle

Hello, I have had my biocube for about 2 months now. I have been trying to look at better lighting schedules for my tank. Right now its on for about 12 hrs a day and i have read and been told it should be on no longer than 8-10 hrs a day of lighting. I prefer the lights to turn on around 10 or...

Hi all, I recently upgraded to ai hydra 52 (4x) over my 150gal (6ft tank). Corals are loving the upgrade however I am over run now with algae in the sand bed, walls and rock. I was running for 11hrs but dropped it down to 8. Nutrients all within limits. I am newer to the hobby, a year and a...

Hey, I started my Red Sea Reefer 350 about 3 months ago and decided on 2 of the RSReefLED 90’s for the lighting. As I’m fairly new to the hobby, I liked the fact they have limited options to change with colours etc. Recently added a couple of low need starter corals (Devils Hand & Pulsing...

Dear Reef2Reef, I use a overgrow Lightning now for almost a year, but i can't really find a good schedule for my zoanthids. I live in the Netherlands but there is not much popularity about those lamps so nobody can help me out with this! My tank is mainly zoanthids and is 135litres. I cant...

Hi all, I purchased a 2nd hand Orphek Atlantic v2.1 b fixture, I am experimenting a bit with the intensity of the 4 channels. When I Google for information on what other people are running at, I have found little information, so trying to get a thread going here specifically for this light. I...

Hi R2R family: what are you guys, I'm going to start cycling with my tank, I'll use the mature pro kit from Red Sea, my question is this: in the kit manual it says to keep a cycle of 10 hours of light, but I've heard many recommendations from Do not occupy light to prevent the creation of...

I have a 55 gal Long Tank which I’m currently running 2 arctic t-247s on however I’m giving one to my refuge And one to my fathers regfuge so I’m looking at lights, ideally I would go wih a 48” Kessil but I’m looking to spend more around 400$ I was looking at the Current IC pro dual but was also...

So I got a Melanurus wrasse about 3 days ago. He’s a cool fish eats well and very active with one small problem. He hides in the sand bed when my daylights are on. I work overnights so my daylights run from 130-1030pm. During this time the wrasse is hiding in the sand bed even when I feed. I’m...

I recently set up 2 Kessil pendants over my tank. I programmed the sectrum and intensities and set it on acclimation mode. It is moving through each mode smoothly and I'm liking what I am seeing. My only problem is that it doesn't ever actually turn all the way off. I thought it would turn off...

hey @Bulk Reef Supply you guys make awesome videos on lighting and what’s good for your tank. I was just wondering if there was any plans to analyze the hydra 52 HD. Trying to decide if I should upgrade to radions

I have just bought a 4 foot 120 gallon aquarium and I need to purchase lights for the tank. This tank is going to be a fish only tank with artificial reef and coral. My question is, what kind of lighting should I get for the tank? I really want something that will make the colors in the tank...

I'm just getting into the hobby and have just finished cycling my tank. I just received my corals and CUC today and don't know what my lighting schedule should look like. Coral •Pom Pom Xenia •3 different zoa frags •psychedelic mushroom frag CUC •bicolor blenny •7 red leg hermits •7 astrea...

How long do you run your lights (full intensity) each day? I turn my full spectrum on my tank before I got to work, and they stay on for about 8-9 hours, then when I get home I switch them to blue lights for about another 1-2 hours before it's lights out... Is this to long?

I'm starting a brand new all dry rock, live sand aquarium with the help of Red Sea's reef mature kit. I'd just like to know when my LED's should be on during the cycle. I've heard mixed opinions on this topic. Everyone saying keep them off seems to be to reduce algae though.

I will soon be building a DIY algae scrubber for my refugium. All the research I've done suggests the light cycle for it should be similar to the light cycle for my refugium, which I get. My question is, do I still need to run a light cycle on my refugium, or only on the scrubber? The light from...