[dhboyd1]

I have a question for the experts on lighting. My tank has 260 watts of CF lighting that I have set up on a 13 hour day. My actnics come on at 7am then at 9am my 10K lights join in until 7pm at which time my actinics are on till 8pm. At 8pm my moonlights come on until 7am. The room that my tank is in has very subdued lighting during the day. What I am wondering is, can I change my day/night cycle to correspond to my time at home. I am usually near my tank from 6pm until 1am and again from 6:30am till 8am, so during most of the time I am at home my tank is dark. Several issues would benefit from this arrangement also. I live in Florida so keeping my water temp lower would be easier at night when my A/C is set lower and I would have more time to observe what is happening in my tank. Without getting into the quantum issues that may be involved, has anyone tried this and been successful? What issues should I be aware of? Thanks.

[Lazy Iguana]

I do not think it matters when "day" or "night" is. If you are a night person, then just keep the room as dark as possible during the day and light it up at night.

But I would think that having the tank on moonlights when it is dark would be cool. You could see what goes on at night.

[NATIVEVAMAN]

I am not sure what effect having two daylight cycles in a 12 to 16 hour period would have on the tank but it would confue me.I would pick the 12 hours most useful to me and use that.

[dhboyd1]

I have 8 moonlights and still need a flashlight to see what is going on in the tank. I have decided to give it a try changing the lighting schedule 1 hour a day until I have reversed the day/night schedule. The room is subdued but I will add a curtain around the tank to make it ever darker during the day.

Thanks for the feedback.