well I'm up to 12 hours of full light and 30 minutes of sunrise and 30
minutes of sunset

full light is 120W (80W power-glo 40W actinic 03)
sunrise/sunset is 40W actinic 03
all over a 125g

"LeighMo" wrote in message
...
I know for most people it isn't a big deal but I don't like algae
in my tank and for me...

It's not just you. Most people hate algae in the tank.

That way I can run the lights more than 8 hours a day
and I don't have to spend an hour scraping the sides of the tank every
other
week.

Most people don't have UV sterilizers and don't have to spend an hour
scraping
the tank, either. If your tank is in balance, your algae problems should
be
minimal.

And you should have your lights on more than eight hours a day. Aquarium
plants generally need a 12 hour day. You should not go below 10 hours.
Too
short a photo period can actually help algae, since the plants won't be
growing
as well as they should.



Leigh

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