Do you keep this on all the time or only for a couple of hours? And should I turn it off at night so it won't bother the fish? Lol
368138
I have both of mine on a timer so they are only running during the evening hours that I am awake. I doubt they will bother the fish, they aren't glaringly bright even with the overhead light off.
368139
I've never unplugged mine for 2 years. It's in the gravel under a building so it shines through the Windows. I scrub it once a month, that's it.
368140
Ours is on a timer so it shuts off. I don't know if it would bother the fish or not:)
368141
So far I have been keeping it on day and night. Maybe I should shut it off at night so the fish can sleep. LOL
2268660
I use a foot-long bubble stone bar at the back of the tank, and the fish love it. They play in it all the time. As for the lights, they have a covering over them, but it is not a total enclosure (I think the lights would get too hot and burn out faster if they were TOTALLY enclosed.) But you can get light cheap at WalMart, etc. I just keep some on hand. The main problem is the "barnacles" that can accumulate on the covering over the lights, but if you're good about wiping them off every week or so, it's not an issue, and will keep the lighting in the tank bright.
851197
The only thing I could suggest, is make sure it is full of water before re-hooking it up, and fill each chamber with angle hair to keep loose materials from moving around and making noise. I put my system on a cheap timer, so my tank is quite and dark, at night.
656225
Caution is always the best route to take. I have left the lamp on for 8+ hours I cannot advise on leaving it on 24/7. You may consider a light sensitive night light for 24/7 use.
1011236
I leave it on all the time... you have a remote which let's you toggle the darker effect on and off easily or raise and lower the amount. It's a simple circuit board design and it probably doesn't use a few dollars a year in electricity. If you unplug it, it won't pass thru to your display. Just leave it on... love mine and wouldn't give it up...
1546660
Start with a lower water level and see if that helps. The only times mine has not stayed on for several hours is when the water level was too high.
527927
you leave it on... as long as the pool cover is not on and the water is exposed you need it on so it doesnt get algae
1220750
You have to turn it up or down a little at a time and wait about a day and see what temperature you get. It can take a while to get the temp you want, so you shouldn't be planning on fish for right away.
994668
Yes, we leave ours on all the time. It takes too long to warm up otherwise. I might shut it off during the summer if I don't need it as much.
2039066
No. The light should stay on until you turn it off. Mine has stayed on for hours at a time.
1248159
I usually turn it off during the night but you don't have too. I just do it to unplug electrical items. It words really well. Small but makes lots of ice.
1972419
What everyone else has told you here is true. The only thing I would add is that you may want to play w/ the time in order to fine tune it. I have an 80gal. tank, & have it come on for 1.5hrs in the morning about 6am & again at 6pm. This satisfies all our needs for the day. If you have a cheaper rate at night, time it to come on for the amount of time you determine so that it goes off at the time the rate does too. If the heater is satisfied before the time is up, it won't be on anyway...Remember to reset the clock after a noticeable power outage however!!!
1900653
I found that if you have the dust and dawn mode in the e setting (a bright white sunlight with a rolling cloud cover though various color spectrums) that the light would flash bright when it went to the next color. The fish didn't like it. It seemed as if the light was trying to give the colors it wanted but the timer was cutting the power to the light causing it to flash bright colors when it went I the next color. I've found the dust and dawn mode to work best on one color setting. I leave mine on full spectum. The fish seem to like it and the dust and dawn mode lets them know it's time to wake up and time to settle down. It also reduces the stress on the fish from the light cutting on in one flash motion.
1687863
I use this at night. That is what the instructions say. I think it can be irritating if used too much.
551496
We do leave it on all the time. I only turn it off to fill it. The only downside to leaving it on is making sure you don't get too close to the sensing device when you're near it. I solved that by just pushing it back away from the sink enough that I don't set it off. But you have to get really close to set it off anyway,....
2051641
Forgot to mention i only turn it on in the night time and, turn it off in the morning i do this every day...hope this be helpful to you.
10174
I'm no electrician, but I suspect leaving it on all the time may pose a fire hazard. We leave ours on pretty much all day and turn it off at night. Remember, you want half as many watts going in to the transformer as what it's rated for (ie - 1500 max for a 3000 watt converter). The directions say to turn it off when not in use. Hope this helps.