Lighting your Aquarium - When and how long?

How do you decide when to run your aquarium lights and for how long? There are many answers out there; here are my thoughts based on my experiences. I'll be applying these as I change the lighting schedule for my own tanks over the next couple of weeks.
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[@dbachelorsplantedaquarium4711]

I enjoyed watching... thank you for sharing this video. Keep it up! Happy Fish Keeping!

[@justinmaurel3089]

Great Video and advise. I'm pushing it a bit as I am running mine for 10hrs, However in two stages and co2 2 hours before lights on and an hour before lights off. Growth is fantastic and phenomenal. Colour is beautiful in the pink, yellow, red and orange plants. Keep up the good advise.

[@BentleyPascoe]

This is a really well done video! Keep up the good work!

[@AVPAquariums]

Thanks! And thank you for the share!

[@h20aklandfng63]

I like what you are doing with the channel. Keep it going👍🏾

[@AVPAquariums]

Thanks man. Much appreciated!

[@amitjg79]

All your tanks are lovely.

[@AVPAquariums]

Thank you! :)

[@simplyroderick6075]

Thank you for the suggestion on how many
Hours to light aquarium

[@J0HND03B0Y]

Dang…. I’ve been doing it all wrong. Great advice.

[@fantasticfishhobby6557]

Nice video

[@ahmadarib2598]

Thanks for the information,really apreciate it🙏
Btw what kind of your fish,the small one, i think that fish are good for my tank...

[@AVPAquariums]

The smallest fish in this video are Ember tetras and reed tetras. They both stay under 1 inch (2.5 cm).

[@limmi]

Thank you for a great video. This might be a silly question. I run my lights around 8 hours, but i live in the far north where here is indirect light 24/7 may to August. Is this indirect daylight ok for the fish and the plants?

[@AVPAquariums]

That’s an interesting question. I’m not sure if that would have any major effects. Fish do go through a rest cycle at night, as do plants. If you do want to have some sort of day/night cycle for them during that time of the year, you could put a blanket over the tank.

[@clairescarpe]

I have artificial plant and other accessory in my small tank. So how long do I really need to keep on the light because I am a beginner. I have guppies and mollies.

[@AVPAquariums]

I would shoot for between 6-7 hours at the most to avoid the possibility of algae outbreaks.

[@Ranu8299]

6 to 8 hours a day is optimum also direct sunlight for about 1 to 1.5 hours is best for plant to absorb all natural spectrum

[@amtrak2785]

I usually open the window in the morning so my tank could have natural light. Is it okay if I turn on the lights from 6:30 pm where sun sets up to midnight? Roughly 6 hrs of light until I turn it off

[@AVPAquariums]

As long as you don’t start seeing algae issues spring up, it should be fine. During certain times of the year, my nano tanks get morning sunlight and the lights come in later that afternoon.

[@amtrak2785]

@@AVPAquariums thank you for the advice!

[@jamesn4140]

I light my tanks from 17.30 to midnight every day. I only have low light plants