How Long to leave light on for FO (newbie)

Hi All,

I know its been discussed before for corals, I believe 12 hours is
recommended, but what about FO. I'm waiting for tank to mature before I add
corals. I have one small Pec Clown. 80g tank 4 x 55W white (7.1K) and 1 x
42w actinic.

Its fairly dark during the day here in Scotland at this time of year so not
much natural light gets in. Should I just have the lights on in the evening
for my families benefit or is it better still to have on fort he 12 hours
the fish would get on a reef? I plan to switch on/off in sequence to emulate
it getting lighter and darker.

Thanks
Les

I would try to emulate the lighting period of a reef myself. 10 to 12 hours
would seem appropriate.

Marc


Les Johnstone wrote:

Hi All,

I know its been discussed before for corals, I believe 12 hours is
recommended, but what about FO. I'm waiting for tank to mature before I add
corals. I have one small Pec Clown. 80g tank 4 x 55W white (7.1K) and 1 x
42w actinic.

Its fairly dark during the day here in Scotland at this time of year so not
much natural light gets in. Should I just have the lights on in the evening
for my families benefit or is it better still to have on fort he 12 hours
the fish would get on a reef? I plan to switch on/off in sequence to emulate
it getting lighter and darker.

Thanks
Les

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Les,

Set it up for the full 12. Most fish need the light as much as we do.

-Do you have any live rock in your tank? I know you said FO, but you never
know.
-Are your lights NO, VHO, or PC?

PS,
Get another little clown for the lonely little clown in that big 80g tank.
That way you'll have a matched set AND a mated pair. (Did you know all
clowns are born male?)

"Les Johnstone" wrote in message
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Hi All,

I know its been discussed before for corals, I believe 12 hours is
recommended, but what about FO. I'm waiting for tank to mature before I
add
corals. I have one small Pec Clown. 80g tank 4 x 55W white (7.1K) and 1 x
42w actinic.

Its fairly dark during the day here in Scotland at this time of year so
not
much natural light gets in. Should I just have the lights on in the
evening
for my families benefit or is it better still to have on fort he 12 hours
the fish would get on a reef? I plan to switch on/off in sequence to
emulate
it getting lighter and darker.

Thanks
Les




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I thought that if you mixed clowns not at the same time there is a very good
chance they will fight til one is dead.
"Time2359" ailshell.com
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Les,

Set it up for the full 12. Most fish need the light as much as we do.

-Do you have any live rock in your tank? I know you said FO, but you never
know.
-Are your lights NO, VHO, or PC?

PS,
Get another little clown for the lonely little clown in that big 80g tank.
That way you'll have a matched set AND a mated pair. (Did you know all
clowns are born male?)

"Les Johnstone" wrote in message
. ..
Hi All,

I know its been discussed before for corals, I believe 12 hours is
recommended, but what about FO. I'm waiting for tank to mature before I
add
corals. I have one small Pec Clown. 80g tank 4 x 55W white (7.1K) and 1
x
42w actinic.

Its fairly dark during the day here in Scotland at this time of year so
not
much natural light gets in. Should I just have the lights on in the
evening
for my families benefit or is it better still to have on fort he 12
hours
the fish would get on a reef? I plan to switch on/off in sequence to
emulate
it getting lighter and darker.

Thanks
Les




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It's a case by case deal. Mixing different types of clowns is usually a
receipt for disaster. If you put in a second clown of the same type make
sure that there is a size difference. The large will become the female and
the small the male (usually). You will want to watch them pretty close for
the first 2-3 days. If the larger fish prods the smaller and then the
smaller one shakes it's generally a GOOD thing. This would be a sign of
pairing. As far as the lights go 12-12 is a good cycle. If you are just
planning on a fish only tank the light time isn't all that important. It's
more for your benefit than theirs. If you go with Anemone and corals then
the cycles become more important.

HTH

Ed


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I thought that if you mixed clowns not at the same time there is a very
good
chance they will fight til one is dead.
"Time2359" ailshell.com
wrote in message ...
Les,

Set it up for the full 12. Most fish need the light as much as we do.

-Do you have any live rock in your tank? I know you said FO, but you
never
know.
-Are your lights NO, VHO, or PC?

PS,
Get another little clown for the lonely little clown in that big 80g
tank.
That way you'll have a matched set AND a mated pair. (Did you know all
clowns are born male?)

"Les Johnstone" wrote in message
. ..
Hi All,

I know its been discussed before for corals, I believe 12 hours is
recommended, but what about FO. I'm waiting for tank to mature before
I
add
corals. I have one small Pec Clown. 80g tank 4 x 55W white (7.1K) and
1
x
42w actinic.

Its fairly dark during the day here in Scotland at this time of year
so
not
much natural light gets in. Should I just have the lights on in the
evening
for my families benefit or is it better still to have on fort he 12
hours
the fish would get on a reef? I plan to switch on/off in sequence to
emulate
it getting lighter and darker.

Thanks
Les




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