Blues and Photo Period

[catgirl29]

How much does having only blue LEDs on contribute to your photo period?

 

[genesis]

Blue are important part of your lighting for coral health and for visual appeal. Blue make the ramp up/down more realistic. Everyones photoperiods are different. Mine is as follows;

12 hours on/ 12 hours off
9am blue leds on
11am white/actinic t5 on
1pm full spectrum leds on
3pm white t5 off
5pm actinic t5 off
7pm full spectrum leds off
9pm blue leds off

 

[catgirl29]

I like your schedule but does having blues on contribute to algae growth? Does anyone know?

 

[porpoiseaquatics]

Blues contribute to photosynthesis so yes, it would contribute to algae growth if the nutrients are there to begin with.