too much lighting..?
 

I have a 20gal tank with 1.5wpg on it, I'd like to know what are the effects
on the tank if the lights are left on for 14+ hours a day?

Phil..

too much lighting..?
 

I have a 20gal tank with 1.5wpg on it, I'd like to know what are the effects
on the tank if the lights are left on for 14+ hours a day?

Algae. Fourteen hours is okay, but if you go much longer than that, you may
have an algae problem.

Fish need a day-night cycle, too, so it's not good for them to leave the lights
on all the time.


Leigh

http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/

too much lighting..?
 

tose (LeighMo) wrote in
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I have a 20gal tank with 1.5wpg on it, I'd like to know what are the
effects on the tank if the lights are left on for 14+ hours a day?

Algae. Fourteen hours is okay, but if you go much longer than that,
you may have an algae problem.

Fish need a day-night cycle, too, so it's not good for them to leave
the lights on all the time.


Leigh

http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/


Plants should have a day cycle too. I time my lights so that they are on
in the morning for a few hours so I can feed them, off during the day for
a few hours while I'm not home, and then on until late at night, when I
like to see my tanks.