Lights on when cycling

[Palluk33]

Should I keep my lights on when cycling my tank?

 

[ChiCity]

I did....

But I'm afraid of the dark

 

[pdt7361]

Most people don't - no need for them and you're likely to just cause more algea growth.

 

[Palluk33]

Most people don't - no need for them and you're likely to just cause more algea growth.

Thx

 

[Joeganja]

I didn't have any lights for my 25 gallon for about 4 months. Put lights on after. Got a little diatom bloom within 3 days it's gone and the fish tank looks like it's been set up for a year.

 

[Palluk33]

Thx

Nice [emoji106]

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Most people don't - no need for them and you're likely to just cause more algea growth.

not if there's no algae in the tank.

the last dry tank I did I got no algae and blasted the lights just to see what would happen. once you see fuzz and algaes etc you need to starts adding snails any way.

 

[ChiCity]

not if there's no algae in the tank.

the last dry tank I did I got no algae and blasted the lights just to see what would happen. once you see fuzz and algaes etc you need to starts adding snails any way.

Exactly....
Your cuc are going to need a food source

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

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Exactly....
Your cuc are going to need a food source

It was a good experiment too. I left the tank completely empty and blasted it with light. it got really gross(no green algaes or cyano). I scrubbed it. It got gross again, I scrubbed it again, and added snails only. Has been clean ever since.