Reverse light cycle and fish

[rayray]

Anyone have a sump or fuge on reverse photoperiod (lights on at night, off days) and place a fish in there long term?

How did the fish do... for example, did it turn your mandarin into a red-eyed psycho lunatic killing machine?

Im settting up a fuge...

 

[rayray]

anyone???

 

[JOSE CASAS]

I have a reverse cycle on my frag tank and the fish are motionless some times but have been there for a year with no ill effects that i can tell. hth

 

[gumbii]

you're supposed to have a reverse cycle if you have a refugium... that way oxygen levels don't drop as much as normal, also helps with PH swings... a bit, not really a lot... depends how much live rock is in there...

 

[JOSE CASAS]

I have my fuge on for 24 hours and works well with the cheato. Ph is super stable and i have cocopods galore. i will put it on reverse cycle soon just save electricity but for now just want the cheato to grow fast.

 

[rayray]

it prob also depends on the fuge volume, whatever else is photosynthesizing in there...

I was just wondering b/c my son had a Beta fish that died because we suspect he left the light on 24/7 in its betabowl...

I just chuckle at the tought of a red-eyed insane mandarinfish... I love/hate fish...

 

[BeanMachine]

I have 3 or 4 yellow line gobies in my fuge. 24 hours light down there. The seem ok so far it's been a few months. There is rock and macro for them to hide in and sleep.