Lighting

[CLARKY]

Hi

i have a FOWLR 100 Gallon system ( about 50kg of live rock ) , with 4 arcadia T5 Tubes . 2 blue and 2 white .

how many hours should the lights be on ? should blue and white tubes be on together ?

any advice regarding my lighting would be much appreciated

many thanks

 

[ben1987]

the blues is up to you. Some people like the look that blue light brings to their corals so use white and blue together. Others use blue as a sun rise/set coming on an hour or two before their whites - weather they stay on all day is up to you.

I light my tank for 10 hours a day. Some people do 8 hours some 12. So long as the fish get time to sleep its personal preference i guess

 

[CLARKY]

the blues is up to you. Some people like the look that blue light brings to their corals so use white and blue together. Others use blue as a sun rise/set coming on an hour or two before their whites - weather they stay on all day is up to you.

I light my tank for 10 hours a day. Some people do 8 hours some 12. So long as the fish get time to sleep its personal preference i guess

Thank you . Does the amount of lighting effect diatom algae . i have a 2 month old tank and suffering from a brown algae bloom ?

 

[ben1987]

if you dont have any corals you could cut the lighting period or have a few days with only your blues on to try and get rid of it.
Test your phosphates aswel. Do you feed frozen food? If you do melt the cubes in a cup fist and drain the water away so they go in dry. The liquid that comes of frozen foods is full of phosphates

 

[CLARKY]

if you dont have any corals you could cut the lighting period or have a few days with only your blues on to try and get rid of it.
Test your phosphates aswel. Do you feed frozen food? If you do melt the cubes in a cup fist and drain the water away so they go in dry. The liquid that comes of frozen foods is full of phosphates

Thanks again . I feed frozen food everyday . I fill a cup , will tank water . I then place the frozen food in the cup . When all defrosted , pour all into tank .

I will try this new method . thanks again