Light period!

[Reef.]

Just starting stocking my Nuvo 14g, it has a Kessil a80, been setup now for over 3 months with no live stock or lights, I’ve just put a cuc in, would this be a good time to start a light schedule?
I’m thinking running the Kessil on 0 intensity until I have corals in there, would I still need to build up the hours the lights are on to help reduce algae, or being on 0 intensity can I just jump straight into a 10 hour period?

 

[Dom]

You could start a light schedule. I do a 2 hour ramp up to an 8 hour lighting and then a 2 hour ramp down (for a total of 12 hours).

You can do it at a reduced intensity until you get your corals and then gradually bring it up after your corals are in.

 

[Webslinger]

no corals? Turn the lights on when you're in the room. Yes you can light it however long you want.