moonlight question

[scottv1025]

i have a question i have all kinds of corals (hammers , torches , polys, brains , and etc ) and i never had a moonlight . Should i put one in? and why? and i have a 75 g what is the best light to run (moonlight) and how long to run it and when to run it?

 

[gordonzoo]

looks nice at night and may help some inverts navigate at night. I leave mine on at all times. Prob only a few watts to run.

 

[dz6t]

get the Coralife moon light, they are 1w each to run and produce 470nm blue light. Corals look just like under Actinic light but dimmer.

 

[scottv1025]

do u have any web site that i can buy coral moon life . but is it going to stres out the fish out because of light on all day . 9no sleep time)

 

[dz6t]

I keep two Croalife 1w moon light on all night, fish doesn't seem to mind. Sometimes I am wondering if they can see that light spectrum (470nm). Willray said they could not see red light but I am not sure about the blue light.

By the way, An ebay seller keep putting out Coralife moonlight for sale and they goes about $12 plus $7 shipping. May be a local sponsor can offer a better price?

 

[nunofs]

Check out http://autolumination.com/fixtures.htm for a cheap DIY solution... I'm running two of their triple LED domes on a 75g and I like the effect... I only run them about 2 hours each night (after the actinics go off), to allow for some complete darkness in the tank the rest of the night... I think moonlights are mostly for us to enjoy the tank with a nice blue glow than anything else...

Nuno