Mars Aqua lighting schedule?

fishbox · Feb 17, 2017

How long should I be keeping my blues vs whites on? Starting with softies/LPS but eventually will be mixed reef. Lights are on basic on/off timers (no ramping)

fishbox · Feb 17, 2017

I'm thinking 6-7hrs of white to coincide with an extra hour of blue before and after

fishbox · Feb 21, 2017

Jason mack · Feb 21, 2017

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Maritimer · Feb 21, 2017

I'm between using them at the moment (long story ... switching tanks at that location in my house), but have my blues come on at 6:30 so that I can see and feed the fish before I leave for work. Whites on at 11:00, off at 7:00, so that I can see the tank and feed the fish after I get home - blues off at 8:30 in case I need to actually _do_ anything before the lights go away, like a water change or something . . .

Then again, I've battled Bryopsis, so . . . (>_<)

~Bruce

Jason mack · Feb 21, 2017

Maritimer said:
I'm between using them at the moment (long story ... switching tanks at that location in my house), but have my blues come on at 6:30 so that I can see and feed the fish before I leave for work. Whites on at 11:00, off at 7:00, so that I can see the tank and feed the fish after I get home - blues off at 8:30 in case I need to actually _do_ anything before the lights go away, like a water change or something . . .

Then again, I've battled Bryopsis, so . . . (>_<)

~Bruce

But do you run any blues at all while the white are on Bruce , and what percentage of whites are you running ?

Maritimer · Feb 21, 2017

Yes - the blues stay on throughout. (If they don't, everything looks too ... kinda yellowy-brown ... to me.)

~Bruce

fishbox · Feb 21, 2017

Is my math right? That's 14hr blue / 8hr whites??

Maritimer · Feb 21, 2017

That's about right. Wanted to A - simulate a 12-hour day with twilight periods, and B - enjoy looking at the tank.

~Bruce

fishbox · Feb 21, 2017

That's understandable however I'm not home that much. So I see no need to run longer than needed. I guess I'm looking for a minimum time frame with decent growth.