Lunar Lights

[Hilary]

I'm figuring out how I want to set the timers on my Outer Orbit light. It has both blue and white lunars, each with a separate control. I'd love to hear how those of you who have these have set them up - white to follow the full moon cycle and blue on every evening? Blue always on or just at night?

[jason the filter freak]

honestly i let them run 24/7 both the white and blue lunars and they are only noticable when the main light kicks off

[dshnarw]

I just leave the blue lights on 24/7 and never use the white LEDs unless I want to move things around in the tank at night.

[edkruzel]

Same 24/7, there only 1watt each and let me view the tank any time of night or early morning.

[jnguyen4007]

Same 24/7, there only 1watt each and let me view the tank any time of night or early morning.

Mine is set to turn on as soon as the arctinic light turned off at midnight and turned off at 10 AM.

[gmubeach]

I only put on my moon lights when I want to veiw the fish at night... but everything I do is manuel...

[txaggies07]

Mine is on 24/7. I use only white on my 72g. I use both white and blue on my 24g.

[dshnarw]

Mine is set to turn on as soon as the arctinic light turned off at midnight and turned off at 10 AM.

 

 

just curious...why not just leave them on?

[jnguyen4007]

just curious...why not just leave them on?

 

 

There's no need for me to have it on because the other lights will over power it anyway. With a controller, it's just as easy to program it to turn on and off at a specific time.

[Hilary]

Wow, so it sounds like everybody does their own thing (should have known! ). I'll probably try the 24/7 unless I feel motivated enough to figure out moon cycles!

[dshnarw]

There's no need for me to have it on because the other lights will over power it anyway. With a controller, it's just as easy to program it to turn on and off at a specific time.

 

ok, just seems like it's extra effort compared to "plug in, turn on switch, walk away"

[davelin315]

I leave them on all the time. I am planning on getting a photosensor to turn them on when the lights go off, but I don't know if that will work as they typically have a trickling effect and I'm not sure that my moonlights (Christmas tree blue LEDs! talk about a cheap alternative!) will work on varying current.