24hrs lighting for coral only tank

[siglap]

it is okay?

[FuEl]

Not recommended..the coral will die of oxidative stress due to too much photosynthetic activity..

[siglap]

softies too?

[FuEl]

If the softy is photosynthetic most likely the same thing will happen. But it also depends on the intensity of the light if you are giving it, for example ambient room lighting for 24 hours should'nt kill the coral. But if you give 24 hrs of PLs, it might just do so (depending on how much light is reaching the coral too).

However if the soft is non-photosynthetic (Eg. cauliflowers, etc). I think it would be best not to provide too much lighting.

[typrobin]

imagine shining light on u 24hrs....i think i will also die...hahahaa

make it as natural as possible, maybe 6hrs??

[DragonGoby]

Don't do it!

Had a nasty personal experience when my timer went beserk and left the MH on overnight. My blue tip acropora turned a bright sky blue (wow) but less than 2 days later it started to undergo RTN. Must have been the stress Fuel mentioned.

Not to mention your electricity bills too.