Reef Lighting Schedule: Photoperiod, Ramping, and Lunar Cycles

Coral growth depends as much on lighting schedule as intensity. Here is the photoperiod programming that experienced reefers actually use.

Total photoperiod

10 hours total: 1-hour ramp up, 6 hours peak, 2-hour ramp down, 1-hour blue moonlight.

Stagger peak by 30 minutes across multiple LEDs to avoid hot spots.

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