32G Biocube Lighting Settings

[N11morales]

Hello, I have had my biocube for about 2 months now. I have been trying to look at better lighting schedules for my tank. Right now its on for about 12 hrs a day and i have read and been told it should be on no longer than 8-10 hrs a day of lighting. I prefer the lights to turn on around 10 or so and turn off by 8 or 6 depending on what is better for my fish and corals.
I have:
2 Clowns
Goby/Pistol Shrimp pair
Royal gramma
4 zoas
rainbow ricordea

Lighting Schedule:

LC1 (Daylights): 11:00 am to 7:00 pm
LC2 (Sunrise / Sunset): 10:30 am to 7:00 pm
LC3 (Moon Lights): 7:00 am to Midnight

This is the schedule im running right now. Is this to long for my fish/corals? Also in a few months I plan on adding an anemone once my tank is stable and doesn't fluctuate much. Would this change how i should schedule my lights?

Thanks for your time.

 

[JJ Ligs]

That is a lot of white light IMHO. Also I overlap my blues and white lights on my tank to get full benefits.
This is the schedule I am on...
3:30 ramp up
4:00 full white on
5:00-6:30 blue and white full on
6:30-11:30 blue only
11:30 ramp down
Off by midnight
This gets me little to no algae growth and my coral color is on point. Hope that helps

 

[N11morales]

That is a lot of white light IMHO. Also I overlap my blues and white lights on my tank to get full benefits.
This is the schedule I am on...
3:30 ramp up
4:00 full white on
5:00-6:30 blue and white full on
6:30-11:30 blue only
11:30 ramp down
This gets me little to no algae growth and my coral color is on point. Hope that helps

Those settings sound a lot better and yeah i figured it was a lot of white light to be putting on my tank. Could u possibly send me the exactly schedule? Maybe i can try that one out. I know you typed it out but could u put it like LC1- LC3 i dont want to end up messing something up. Thanks for the help

 

[JJ Ligs]

Those settings sound a lot better and yeah i figured it was a lot of white light to be putting on my tank. Could u possibly send me the exactly schedule? Maybe i can try that one out. I know you typed it out but could u put it like LC1- LC3 i dont want to end up messing something up. Thanks for the help

Sure I have mine set to military time though lol will send in the AM I have it written down

 

[N11morales]

Sure I have mine set to military time though lol will send in the AM I have it written down

Okay thanks I appreciate the help.

 

[JJ Ligs]

Okay thanks I appreciate the help.

Of course it took me a few months to get it right since I was Completely new to the hobby When I started

 

[N11morales]

Of course it took me a few months to get it right since I was Completely new to the hobby When I starte

I have had many freshwater fish tanks before this, but I have never kept saltwater fish. I love how colorful the fish can be and its a unique experience converting from freshwater to saltwater.

 

[JJ Ligs]

I have had many freshwater fish tanks before this, but I have never kept saltwater fish. I love how colorful the fish can be and its a unique experience converting from freshwater to saltwater.

Same here honestly had multiple FW my whole life was terrified of SW because you can literally kill everything even sand lol finally jumped in by taking over a horribly neglected tank and within less then a year have three

 

[N11morales]

Same here honestly had multiple FW my whole life was terrified of SW because you can literally kill everything even sand lol finally jumped in by taking over a horribly neglected tank and within less then a year have three

thats awesome would love to see them sometime. My tank is pretty new only 2 months, but I have a lot of free time compared to when I played sports and stuff. So i figured i might try it out since i actually have the time to do maintenance and carefully watch the tanks parameters.

 

[JJ Ligs]

thats awesome would love to see them sometime. My tank is pretty new only 2 months, but I have a lot of free time compared to when I played sports and stuff. So i figured i might try it out since i actually have the time to do maintenance and carefully watch the tanks parameters.

Cool I will send some pics with that lighting list

 

[N11morales]

Cool I will send some pics with that lighting list

Alright thanks I guess see you tomorrow

 

[Daveouthere]

Alright thanks I guess see you tomorrow

Hey we’re you ever able to get this lighting schedule?

 

[Daveouthere]

Cool I will send some pics with that lighting list

Hey we’re you ever able to get this lighting schedule?

 

[N11morales]

Hey we’re you ever able to get this lighting schedule?

Hello yes i did. I changed it a little bit, but everything is doing great been about 4 months of running them with JJ's schedule.

 

[Daveouthere]

Hello yes i did. I changed it a little bit, but everything is doing great been about 4 months of running them with JJ's schedule.

Thanks for the reply, do you mind sending me the schedule L1 L2 and so forth or however it goes I’m not digging the schedule I’m on right now

 

[JJ Ligs]

FYI I have mine on the military cycle I had issues with accuracy on standard time. It seems to have less glitches on military ...
L1-15:00
18:30
L2-14:30
18:30
L3-16:00
23:30

 

[JJ Ligs]

I tweaked it since N11 got it lol

 

[Daveouthere]

FYI I have mine on the military cycle I had issues with accuracy on standard time. It seems to have less glitches on military ...
L1-15:00
18:30
L2-14:30
18:30
L3-16:00
23:30

Don’t judge me I’m horrible at reading military times

 

[JJ Ligs]

Don’t judge me I’m horrible at reading military times