| Aquarium light exposure for your fishes is an | | | | as well. The plants will eventually be choked to |
| important aspect that requires careful | | | | death by the algae. Thus, it would be good that |
| consideration when you are planning your | | | | the aquarium light is connected to a timer and be |
| aquarium design. You need to decide the amount | | | | switched on for about 10 hours a day. All fishes |
| of lighting you want to provide for them. If too | | | | need a day and night light cycle to be repeated. |
| little or too much light is given, there will be bad | | | | It is advisable to note that a fish has a biorhythm |
| consequences for both your fishes and live plants | | | | that responds to changing intensity of lighting. |
| in your aquarium. | | | | Initially, when you switch off the aquarium light, |
| The intensity and the period of lighting needed | | | | you should wait for about 10 minutes before |
| depend on the type of fishes you have in the | | | | switching off the room lights. This is to allow the |
| aquarium. If your fishes are those that are more | | | | fish some time to adjust. If they are plunged to |
| active in the night than day, then low lighting is | | | | sudden darkness, they may panic and swim wildly. |
| recommended. If you have fishes which are | | | | After the fishes are well adjusted to the |
| already accustomed to bright light while in the wild, | | | | surroundings in the aquarium, you can switch off |
| they would certainly prefer to have bright lighting | | | | both the aquarium lights and room lights at the |
| when placed in a fish tank. Hence, you need to | | | | same time. Another point to note is that |
| provide brighter aquarium lighting for this kind of | | | | fluorescent tubes radiate light in all directions. In |
| fishes. | | | | order to direct the light to shine on the aquarium, |
| As live plants are dependent on lighting for their | | | | it would be good to fix a reflector to the lighting. |
| survival, there should be sufficient lighting provided | | | | That would help to maximise the use of light |
| for them within an appropriate length of time for | | | | produced. |
| a day. It is important to note that providing too | | | | Aquarium light exposure for your fishes is an |
| little light can cause the gradual death of plant and | | | | aspect you need to consider carefully. The above |
| corals. This is because too little light will inhibit the | | | | are some points for you to note when you |
| process of photosynthesis and the plants will turn | | | | consider the amount of lighting you wish to |
| yellow. On the other hand, providing too much | | | | provide for your aquarium. Appropriate amount of |
| light can cause the production of algae. The | | | | lighting is necessary for them to live well. Please |
| growth of algae would not only be found on the | | | | visit Aquarium Lights website for more |
| glass of the tank, but also on some of the plants | | | | information. |