Moonlight?

[Darbna]

I have AI Hydras on all my tanks and run moonlight from lights out until 1200 AM. Wanted to see if anyone else runs moonlight and if they see any benefit from it.

 

[CodyRVA]

I run LED moonlights, but I think it has more of a benefit for my inverts/fish than the coral, but who knows.

 

[Kenfishy]

I have ais also and j run mine until 3 am. I started noticing my fish didn't sleep if the lights stayed on all night. My vlamingi tang would swim circles around the tank. I do 3 ry and 2 blue.

 

[MrD]

This is totally anecdotal but I have done a dozen or so night dives in my life and when you turn the dive light off at 30+ ft. of depth, it is very, very dark... as in you can't see your hands. For what most reefers are hoping to achieve, I think the risk of too much light at night is greater than not enough.

 

[Kenfishy]

This is totally anecdotal but I have done a dozen or so night dives in my life and when you turn the dive light off at 30+ ft. of depth, it is very, very dark... as in you can't see your hands. For what most reefers are hoping to achieve, I think the risk of too much light at night is greater than not enough.

That makes sense.

 

[cjd]

I enjoy a moonlight . Something about 2 single point royal blue leds over each of my rock structures after the main lights go off around 11 PM . They go off at 12:30 AM so everything can "shut down" and go to sleep. Unfortunately I only enjoy this viewing time on the weekends when I don't have to get up in the morning . Every time I get up to get another beer ..I'm like ....that's a sexy tank!!!! Doubt very highly of any added benefit ...just for viewing pleasure!

 

[Mfreddy]

Yes, even after your eyes have acclimated to an extent on the boat you can't see anything but phosphorescent plankton and other critters without light.

In the 90's I dove with a flashlight that was maybe 150 lumens. Now i have one that will do 3000.

This is totally anecdotal but I have done a dozen or so night dives in my life and when you turn the dive light off at 30+ ft. of depth, it is very, very dark... as in you can't see your hands. For what most reefers are hoping to achieve, I think the risk of too much light at night is greater than not enough.

 

[Katrina71]

Any negatives to using these? If used, do you need to figure that into your lighting schedule?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

If used, do you need to figure that into your lighting schedule?

generally not. The Par or intensity is so low its not an issue.