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How long should lights be left on?

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How long should lights be left on?

Post by jasminek on Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:46 pm

I turn the aquarium light on at about 10 and leave it on until i go bed about 11-12. Is this too long?
Just some people seem to only keep theres on for 8 hours or so.
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Re: How long should lights be left on?

Post by aly_starh on Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:32 pm

yeh, 8 hours for me, i have a 15w light.
Depending on wattage, how many watts is your light.

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Re: How long should lights be left on?

Post by jasminek on Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:59 pm

its 11w x

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Re: How long should lights be left on?

Post by aly_starh on Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:03 pm

well, then i'd say 10 hours max.

Hope that helps, and trust me, you dont want algae all over your tank, with too much light, its a pain to get off the glass and sand.

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Re: How long should lights be left on?

Post by kizno1 on Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:53 pm

it depends what type of plants you are keeping mosses and jave fern only need a a tiny bit of lights where as some need alot more light.

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