Reef without lights

[icemountain]

I need to swap out my lights and the tank won't have any light over it for a couple of days. Would the fish and corals be okay?

 

[Mr. E Wrasse]

How longs a couple days specifically? And do you have any sps or clams?

 

[icemountain]

It's 2 days. I do have a clam and some sps.

 

[Reefing Madness]

Yes, you'll be fine for a couple days. Not to worry.

 

[ohio reefer]

That'd be fine. I posted a thread about how a lfs serviced my tank and never turned on my lights because they thought they were on timers and everything made it. I didn't have sps at the time but I had clams


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[ohio reefer]

And that was 6 days


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[Mr. E Wrasse]

And that was 6 days


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You're lucky. I lost power when I was on a trip and my lights mever turned back on. Clam fied in 4 days...

 

[Reefing Madness]

You're lucky. I lost power when I was on a trip and my lights mever turned back on. Clam fied in 4 days...

Thats odd. But I'm betting it was more than just the lights being off that killed him though.

 

[Aqua fire/medic]

3-4 days is perfectly fine..... In fact there are some hobbyists that say a 48hr lights out period every few months contributes to a healthier reef.

 

[cdness]

Yeah I do this occasionally on purpose for a couple days. I even cover the tank to remove all ambient light as well. You shouldn't have an issue.