Re: lights?
Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 10:40 pm
Neale,
As always your posts are very insightful and informative. Thank you.
That is similar to what I was attempting to get across. In the winter here, I have almost no ambient lighting so my photo period in much longer. At the moment I receive about 5 hours of sun light (direct + ambient) so my photo period for direct lighting is shortened. I also extend the photo period by an hour or 2 during cloudy days.
With a person's individual tank, I think that you want to keep a reasonably consistent level of lighting day to day throughout the year. Especially with Puffers where seasonal changes are minimal. Tropical climates have a very consistent dawn and dusk schedule where as, the further north and south you go it starts to vary the further you go from the equator.
As always your posts are very insightful and informative. Thank you.
That is similar to what I was attempting to get across. In the winter here, I have almost no ambient lighting so my photo period in much longer. At the moment I receive about 5 hours of sun light (direct + ambient) so my photo period for direct lighting is shortened. I also extend the photo period by an hour or 2 during cloudy days.
With a person's individual tank, I think that you want to keep a reasonably consistent level of lighting day to day throughout the year. Especially with Puffers where seasonal changes are minimal. Tropical climates have a very consistent dawn and dusk schedule where as, the further north and south you go it starts to vary the further you go from the equator.