Pekitivey Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Looking for some guidence on timing the lights on my Oscar tank. Its my first time with a large cichlid and non planted tank, and also my first time playing with wifi plugs. What are peoples opinions? ideally i want light in the morning for feeding and i want lights to be on until 11PM at night. Should I have them off during the day for a long peroid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nataku Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 If its non-planted you only need the light on when you are looking at the fish. So an hour around feeding time in the morning, and then however long you're going to be looking at the tank in the evening until 11pm, but try to keep the total hours per day under 8, and use a low powered light if you've got one to help prevent algae blooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 (edited) I’ve got my tanks set on 3 light periods totaling 10 hrs 7-9 AM, 12-3 PM, and 6-11 PM. My tanks are all planted. Edited October 6, 2020 by Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pekitivey Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 Thank you both. I like the idea of just one hour in the AM for feeding. gives me more time to play with in the PM. Might do 6-7AM then 6PM to midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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