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Topic. Should I leave the wave-makers on 24/7 or can I off them at night? My main lights are on from around 4:00pm to 12:00am, followed by night lights from 12am to 7am and all lights off thereafter. If I can off the wave-makers at night, when should I do it? 12am to 7am or 7 am to 4pm?

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Topic. Should I leave the wave-makers on 24/7 or can I off them at night? My main lights are on from around 4:00pm to 12:00am, followed by night lights from 12am to 7am and all lights off thereafter. If I can off the wave-makers at night, when should I do it? 12am to 7am or 7 am to 4pm?

I have never off my wavemaker b4 but instead reduce the flow to 25% from 11pm~1pm (14hrs) and the rest is full force.

IMHO, For normal AC wavemaker, it not adviceable to on/off daily for a long period as it'll shorten the life span.

btw, my controllable wavemakers are Vortech MP10wES which comes with this function.

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I am using the old model controllable Tunze stream but light sensing probe of the multicontroller seems to be spoilt and it does not reduce power after lights off. Will it be bad to the fishes or corals if I maintain circulation solely from the return pump at night?

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I am using the old model controllable Tunze stream but light sensing probe of the multicontroller seems to be spoilt and it does not reduce power after lights off. Will it be bad to the fishes or corals if I maintain circulation solely from the return pump at night?

nope it wont, just provide more hiding space for the fish to enjoy low flow area

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uh don't turn off your wavemakers..

just leave it on.

flow from return is not enough even if it's just for awhile.

what harm can u cause from leaving them on 24 hours? nothing.

the flow in the sea is about 1000x stronger than any wavemaker u have in the market. so don't bother turning it off.

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