I was wondering. Is it a must that you keep the aquarium light on at all times. I find it difficult to sleep with it on at night. Can I turn it off? Of course if it would cause some sort of harm to my fish then I will simply deal with it
2007-02-13 04:07:04 · 11 answers · asked by Shelly W 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
The light is not even a mandatory requirement for the tank if you don't have live plants. Leaving it on less prevents algae build-up and having the room light on, or daytime window light, is plenty for the fish to see by. I actually only turn the lights on (except for my planted tank) when I am actually there to view the tanks, and because of this algae growth is very slow and easy to keep on top of. No matter what they should have a night time of at least 8 hours so they experience a natural day-night cycle. Of course, many tropical fish do live near the equator where it can be daytime almost 24hrs around.. well, never mind that, just turn 'em off at night.
2007-02-13 04:51:00 · answer #1 · answered by Ghapy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
leaving the light on 24/7 will also cause a build up of Algae. So you can turn it off at night. The best thing to do is to put it on a timer so that it automatically turns on/off at certain times of the day.
2007-02-13 12:22:22 · answer #2 · answered by km43dragon 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They need to the light off sometime during the day (night time would be awesome) so they can sleep =) Since they dont have eyelids they need darkness to sleep... So have a good night sleep with the light OFF every night!!
2007-02-13 12:11:20 · answer #3 · answered by csmutz2001 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well...not all fish need a light if u have a water heater.....what i do is (i just have goldfish) I turn the light on when I am home and turn it off when away or sleeping.....that technique has saved me a few bucks in buying light bulbs...oh and dont forget that having the light on too much with get u a very algaeic tank....
2007-02-13 13:32:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. You actually should not keep your aquarium light on 24 hours a day. It causes an excess in algea growth, and other problems in your aquarium.
2007-02-13 12:54:40 · answer #5 · answered by erinn83bis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No; in fact, you should be turning your light off at night.
Fish, like people, need a day and a night to properly rest and metabolize. I suggest you get a five dollar timer and set your tank to turn on in the morning and turn off in the evening, so the light is on for about 10 hours.
2007-02-13 12:11:46 · answer #6 · answered by Zoe 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
i only have my light on from 4pm til 11pm the fish need some dark to settle down for night and if light is on in day i find it makes no difference any way cos tank is quite bright anyway
2007-02-13 12:13:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have 6 fish tanks. goldfish and guppies in them in my 55 gallon tank, i leave the light on all the time with my small ones i only turn the light on when we need to use the light i say cut it off till u want to use it or when ever u want it on with some tanks the more light the more algae.
2007-02-13 12:32:46 · answer #8 · answered by scooby 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
U can turn the light off.. and it won't hurt ur fish at all....
2007-02-13 12:31:31 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't want your light to be on for too long, it promotes algae growth. You should have a heater in your tank keeping them warm.
2007-02-13 12:15:21 · answer #10 · answered by MrMarblesTI 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋