Re: How Long Should The Lights Be On?

Ok.  It's a 55 Gallon.  I have 220W of lighting although, I never run 
more than 110 of it at any time.  I run the whites while I'm around and 
the blues while I'm out.  It's a lightly planted tank.  I'd sort of like 
the plants I have to grow before I put in anymore.

I've got a sandy (not sure what kind, it's green with purple), a small 
banana plant, DWARF SAGITTARIA, ANACHARIS, CRYPT WENDTII and HORNWORT. 
I had some red foxtail but apparently that tastes very good.

I do have a timer.  It's set for what I put below.  I plan to reduce 
that amount it's on thanks to the advice of the people here.

-Ben

gizmo wrote:
> Well you didn't give much information on your tank size and light setup and
> is it a heavily planted tank ?
> But.... You are lighting your tank for about 16.5 hours.
> It is mostly recommended that light duration will be 10 up to 12 hours (some
> even light less). I would get a timer and start lighting for about 10 hours
> see how it goes and making the proper adjustments.
> Over light will cause algae to develop and bloom in your tank (that's only
> if you want to grow algae ???
> Startup with 10 hours a day see how it goes and adjust as your needs.
>
> gizmo
> "Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Now that I've got my tank all set up the way I want with my massively
> > overpowering lights (well, they would be if I had them all on at
> > once)....  How long should I leave the lights on?  Can you over light a
> > tank?  Right now they're on from 7:15 am to 11:45 pm.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ben