Moonlight...

[OceanBlue™]

I have just order a DIY Mooonlight..

Currently i am using 150W DE 14K MH,

Switch ON is at 1430H (Daily)

Switch OFF is at 2230H (Daily)

Question:- If let say i dun USE a DIY Moonlight, can i just leave my tank without the moonlight effect thru the night?? Or should i use the Moonlight Effect on thru out the night and off it when my MH switch ON again...

Please advice..

[SpiderOne]

moonlight is just for your viewing pleasure. i turn mine on when i look at the tank . then turnit off again

[OceanBlue™]

moonlight is just for your viewing pleasure. i turn mine on when i look at the tank . then turnit off again

Thks Bro, then you mean once the MH light switch off, just leave the tank without light at all??

Will that effect corals??

Cheers

[SpiderOne]

no. they also need to rest

[Dispar_Anthias]

Thks Bro, then you mean once the MH light switch off, just leave the tank without light at all??

Will that effect corals??

Cheers

When it is night, there is alomost no light in the sea(am i right???)

[OceanBlue™]

When it is night, there is alomost no light in the sea(am i right???)

Oh i see...

So the Moonlight is more like a cosmetic equipment to add on to our tank..

Point noted...

[Dispar_Anthias]

Oh i see...

So the Moonlight is more like a cosmetic equipment to add on to our tank..

Point noted...

Yes not much use, only for looking at your corls

[jd_n]

I used mine in this configuration.

1230-moonlight on

1330-MH on

1345-moonlight off

2315-moonlight on

0000-MH off

0030-moonlight off

Moonlight is suppose to simulate dusk and dawn.

U won't wan to shock the LS with sudden light on and off.

[SpiderOne]

moonlight is in absolutely no way bright enough for dusk dawn effects. i think u are referring to actinics.

[OceanBlue™]

Hmmm...

Ok, Point noted again..

[guppy]

Hello, once again, can we used blue light (bulb) screw on type which people used it to fix into the fixture which trap insect. It's cheap and bright, just get a hang on holder and screw the bulb in to simulate moon-light. But, not sure whether do they emits UV and is UV harmful to coral?

[Crab]

Hello, once again, can we used blue light (bulb) screw on type which people used it to fix into the fixture which trap insect. It's cheap and bright, just get a hang on holder and screw the bulb in to simulate moon-light. But, not sure whether do they emits UV and is UV harmful to coral?

Your tank will be floated with insect

[guppy]

Err..you can cover up the tank with mosquito net! Ha! any light will attract insect , but for those those Insect fixture they are put to rest by being electrocuted.

[Achilles Tang]

A real proper moonlight for reeftanks is supposed to produce just barely enough light, with increasing and decreasing intensity to simulate the moon phases.

Corals and other marine life can be made to spawn as this happens in nature according to moon phases.

Too bad most aquarists have mixed ideas what constitutes a moonlight... most see it as a viewing light... some people think actinics are moonlights when it's actually better as a dusk/dawn light.... some make it so bright it's almost like a blue MH... some even use a RED bulb... in reality, if you dive at night even under a full moon, you can barely see the corals even in shallow water.... just barely.

AT

[jd_n]

moonlight is in absolutely no way bright enough for dusk dawn effects. i think u are referring to actinics.

oh yah...i m refering to my actinics, misunderstanding...paiseh paiseh

[jazzben81]

say EA* has those ATI dimmer T5 .

doesnt tt like a combined lightings for ur corals and could also provide dusk and dawn effect at 1 go?

heard the intervals are 45 mins from nULL to FullY bright.

isnt tt a better choice?