lighting

[reefkeeper8]

Can I cycle a 10 gal nano tank under 50 watts of regular full sepectrum lihgts from a freshwater tank? I know that I have to change them when I start andding coral to the tank. Someone told me that the bactira and the corallina alge will grow under no fuloresnt lights is this true.

 

[Anonymous]

Cycling a tank and building up the denitrifying bacteria requires no light what-so-ever, however some hitchikers that require light may die off. Most species of coralline algae require light to thrive, but will quickly recover when
you add your new lights.

Regards,
David Mohr