HOW LONG SHOULD YOU KEEP YOUR LIGHTS ON? | DAILY TRIM 24

Today we look at how long you should keep your lights on!

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[DannysAquariums]

Great video again Justin!
I keep my lights on for 8 hours a day!
And my plants are doing great!
_Keep up the good work!_
*Thumbs up!*

[floydsfishes]

my lights are on for 9 hours plants seen to do very well, good info Justin keep sharing the good word

[ADUAquascaping]

great explanation and easy to follow. I always push my light just because I love looking at my tank. Sometimes it will cause more algae.

[gnovincejr]

I got mine at 8 1/2. They seem to "Pray" at that point and I believe that's the point where they don't take in very much more light. (In my system of course)

[NeonTetraAquarist]

Great job Justin and Nate! I love this video and editing!

[robinr]

Hello, what percentages do you keep your blue red white and green at? I am battling overgrowth of algae. I have a fluval aquasky and have sunrise, daylight, sunset and night settings programmed. I never had this much trouble with algae when I used florescent tube lighting. Suggestions? thanks.

[AdaptOrQuit]

So I currently have my aquarium on an opposite schedule than normal. The lights come on when I wake up between 4pm-7pm but then they stay on for about 12hours. Then off again for 12 hrs

[puzzlemagnet]

so u sell your plants? or is any specific reason as to why you growing those plants so much?

[thefishylife]

here's a can 12hrs. of light, damage my plants? so far no algae????

[varanidguy]

I have the Finnex Planted+ 24/7 CC and have it set to be full power by noon and dark by 9 PM, given how the light slowly ramps up, this gives me about 7ish hours of full brightness out of that fixture. I'm also running a Beamswork DA FSPEC alongside it for three hours a day as a "high noon burst", but that is getting replaced very soon with a Fugeray Planted+ because I don't like the spectrum of the Beamswork.

[tylerjohnson]

I use a on off cycle I have mine click on for 5 hours then it shuts off then later it pops back on for another 5 hours is that bad?

[CoffeeTimeBrian]

The more important question is how do you correct the damage when the light or timer malfunction while on vacation..?

[mountainhobbit]

thank you for this...I like the approach of starting with a lesser amount of light hours daily and slowly increasing it as time goes on...as a beginner to the planted tank hobby I appreciate this advice...and I have found very little on YouTube for this particular subject...and it is nice to know that 6 would be a bare minimum...I was wondering what a good place to start at was...and now I know. I know that there are many other variables to also factor in to the photoperiod per day equation.

[arrpiichico]

why mine. it is only turned on for a while .but my plnats seems to be devastated? is this something to do with the temperature on our country?

[jrgrande]

What stands do you use for your tanks ?

[unclefester]

question. how many watts do you need if your aqusrium is about 4feet long ang 30 inches high?

[jcfishninerlif]

like always great video thanks for sharing that good info

[austinandce]

What percentages are all your colors at?

[vivekanadansrikanth]

I have a 9 watt LED but there are no oxygen bubbles released from the plant or any development in growth, is that a problem

[petercohen]

Have you got slugs or leeches in your tank 4:25 on ? Something wriggling.