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Originally Posted by Fishyfins
the only reason the light is there is to make it easier for you to see the fish, and "feed" the aquarium plants. if you dont have live plants, then there isnt any real need to put the lights on for long periods. if you do have live plants, then the optimum lighting period is between 6 and 8 hours a day. anything over this, and you will get a lot of algae. limit light = limit algae. i usually turn my aquarium lights on arund 3pm, and turn them off around 10pm.
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yeah just wondering really ..when i worked in the petshop i used to say to peopl not to have there lights on for more than 8 hrs...
But had a disgusing with a guy ina pet shop he said only 4 hrs max...
..i know a lot of things have changed since i was in petshop 15 years ago..but didnt think that was one of threm...