Arofanatics Fish Talk Forums - View Single Post - Do the Aquarium Lights need to be on 24 hrs?

WaveSurfer · 10-01-2007, 03:20 PM

Thanks for all your replies! Glad to see help all around

Here are the current two species I have:
Baby Tears
Dwarf Ambulia

My aquarium is in the living room but not near the windows. Moderate natural lighting in the day.

Though the recommended no. of hours of artificial lighting is 8 to 10 hours, will my following schedule work (due to lifestyle pattern)?

Switch On: 6.30pm (upon reaching home after work)
Switch Off: 7am (before going off for work)
Total hours: 11.5 hours

Since it's the night-time that the lights will be turned on, will the natural light in the day contribute to the no. of light hours too?

Any recommendations on a more suitable schedule (without automatic timer) will be much appreciated.

squee,
I was recommended by a salesman from Qian Hu to get pink florescence tubes (forgot the reason; less likely to be hit by algae?).

Could you enlighten me why I should replace it by white lights? What would be the pros and cons (I am planning to rear fishes too)? Thanks a lot!

10-01-2007, 03:20 PM	#5
WaveSurfer Arofanatic Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 437	Thanks for all your replies! Glad to see help all around Here are the current two species I have: Baby Tears Dwarf Ambulia My aquarium is in the living room but not near the windows. Moderate natural lighting in the day. Though the recommended no. of hours of artificial lighting is 8 to 10 hours, will my following schedule work (due to lifestyle pattern)? Switch On: 6.30pm (upon reaching home after work) Switch Off: 7am (before going off for work) Total hours: 11.5 hours Since it's the night-time that the lights will be turned on, will the natural light in the day contribute to the no. of light hours too? Any recommendations on a more suitable schedule (without automatic timer) will be much appreciated. squee, I was recommended by a salesman from Qian Hu to get pink florescence tubes (forgot the reason; less likely to be hit by algae?). Could you enlighten me why I should replace it by white lights? What would be the pros and cons (I am planning to rear fishes too)? Thanks a lot! Last edited by WaveSurfer; 10-01-2007 at 03:42 PM.