Pitch black tank?

[CoolWaters]

does anyone leave their tank in the dark? like without moonlights and or small LEDs?

well to day at night i noticed that with out the moonlight the tank is pretty much pitch black. but i felt bad for my clowns and turn on the moonlight but that seem to just wake them up a bit. so a few good dark days arent so bad?

i actually noticed them sleeping a little. like they werent doing any swimming. just laying down. (to be honest it makes me nervous cuz whenever i see a fish not move...X.X)

 

[Cichlid-Man]

I have 0 moonlights in my tank. When i sleep my tank sleeps.

 

[TRe]

i have no moonlights on the 55 how ever i do have them on the 10 and besides from a little light in the tank at night i dont really notice anything (i have heard they are beneficial though)

 

[Joe Fish]

You don't need moonlights. It's just something you can add to the tank to givce it a more natural look.

 

[saltwater4life]

Well the way i look at it is, the ocean doesn't always have the moon. There are nights that it's cloudy and the moons light doesn't reach the water. So IMO it's nice to have nights where the LEDs are off.

 

[MrBungle]

moonlights make the ladies say "ooo wee". but yeah, i think i read somewhere that the minimal ambient light makes corals spawn more often or something.

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Reef Central Online Community - No Lights for 3 Days Every Couple of Months Works Wonders!

 

[CoolWaters]

thats cool thanks.
its just that i would be freaked out when i cant see anything.
since i dont have coral yet im have a few nights a week thats totally dark.

it seems to be that one of my clowns enjoys sleeping under the moon light.