How long to leave light on

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Jack Dempsey
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I was just wondering how long do you guys leave you aquarium lights on? :confused::confused::confused:

Read somewhere that you shouldn't leave it on for more then 6 hrs a day, but was watching this video on the internet (bored) and it said you should leave your lights on 12 hrs a day to help kill algae.
 
12hrs a day will give you an algae farm LOL. i only turn mine on when im home in the evenings, for about 5hrs
 
in my planted tank i leave the lights on for 12 hours a day and i never have any algae. however, i use a lot of co2...

if the tank doesn't have plants i would just use the light when i want to look at the fish or feed them.
 
Deaths Sting;3341068;3341068 said:
in my planted tank i leave the lights on for 12 hours a day and i never have any algae. however, i use a lot of co2...

if the tank doesn't have plants i would just use the light when i want to look at the fish or feed them.
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really that long? anything over 6 for me and i would start to get algae in my planted tank
 
yeah ive seen it. friggin jungle lol! i even tried a "noon burst" with 4 T5HO bulbs and that was no good ha
 
jcardona1;3341083; said:
yeah ive seen it. friggin jungle lol! i even tried a "noon burst" with 4 T5HO bulbs and that was no good ha
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thanks, i recently cut down the front part to give a basking area for my corys. the tank was so over planted that the corys were lost somewhere. now they all hang out in the front where i cut down about 20 ft of plants lol.
 
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