Unless you live in a basement or a place with no windows, they'll still I think get a sense of day and night without the aquarium lights.  I'm from from an expert, but just have never seen it cause any trouble.  I've left for a week or two at a time and left the lights off, though our house is pretty well lit from the outside.
				
			
	            
 If that were case they would be no need for aquarium lights