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from: Whiskerfish
date: 2003-02-28 06:30:00
subject: Re: Lighting question

Thanks  Kinda thought so but wasn't sure

WF 

On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 13:24:51 -0500, Rich Conley
 wrote:

>Yes, plants need the dark to grow properly. They store energy during the day, and
>use it at night. I tried it when I didnt have a timer...plants grew, but not too
>much. They shot up when I went back to normal light timing.
>
>WhiskerFish wrote:
>
>> OK lets turn this question around if you don't mind!!  For a planted
>> only tank is there anything wrong with leaving the lights on for 24
>> hours a day??
>>
>> WF
>>
>> On Wed, 26 Feb 2003 14:29:30 GMT, Aquatic-store.com
>>  wrote:
>>
>> >It is good for the fishes immunity to have a regular cycly of light
>> >and day.  Depends on amount of lighting and where you live  but a
>> >total of 8 hours of lighting is sufficient in my opinion.
>> >
>> >Marcus
>> >http://www.Aquatic-store.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 18:33:56 GMT, "John Smith"

>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >>My 10 gallon tank is next to the window, but the window
has blinds on them
>> >>so no direct light is hitting the tank.  I don't have any
live plants, so do
>> >>I still need to turn on the tank light for a while?  If
so, for how long?
>> >>Thanks.
>> >>
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