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Light schedule / cycle

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Rocketmann, Jun 14, 2013.

  1. Rocketmann

    Rocketmann


    What are people do for their light schedules? Specifically at night. I've been messing around with the MakersController and trying to figure out the best settings for day and night. I have neutral whites and royal blues on Ch1 and then hyper violets and cool blue/ocean coral whites on Ch2.


    Right now I have it set to sunrise from 7am to 8am. 100% power for both channels during the day. Sunset from 7pm to 8pm. Then 5% power to only Ch2 at night. It gives it a cool moonlight (blacklight glow) at night. I like that set up, but I just wanted to check to see if anyone else was using a better option.






     
  2. Rocketmann

    Rocketmann

    Got this answer from NanoReef...

    "I would personally only leave a light on all night if it was run on a separate driver as close to 0% as the LED would light up, using either a red or warm white LED only, no blue. Corals and fish really can't see moonlight, as the intensity is around 0.002% of that of the sun and doesn't penetrate the water more than just a foot or so, if even that, so moonlight/phases really won't do anything for them IMHO, they're just for us to view them. In addition, blue light helps corals set their circadian rhythm, so if you have blue light 24/7, corals really won't know when they should start to photosynthesize and waste energy."
     

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