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Schedule?

mjcadawg Sep 02, 2003 01:21 PM

Hey i was wondering what schedule everybody has for their frogs? Like what time do you turn the light on in the morning and what time do you turn it off at night? thx

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FalconBlade Sep 02, 2003 02:08 PM

My lights come on at 8:00am and go off at 10:30 pm.
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Spar Sep 02, 2003 04:53 PM

The lights are more for the plants than for the frogs. Therefore, try to mimic the actual real-life light pattern the plants would generally have in the wild. 12 to 14 hours is probably about average, maybe even less.
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Thanks and Gig Em,
Cliff
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Spar Sep 02, 2003 04:56 PM

I meant to add that the actual hours of the day are 100% up to your liking. The 12-14 hours should obviously start when the lights turn on in during the day (i.e. 10am-10pm; 1pm-1am, etc.).

Also, if you haven't done so already, go to Home Depot and buy an automatic timer... well worth the money, probably around $8-$15.
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Thanks and Gig Em,
Cliff
0.3 Sipiwlini Tinc's

kyle1745 Sep 02, 2003 07:29 PM

I run mine lights from 5:30am to 7pm, and I feed them at about 6am. I agree with picking up a cheap timer. You can get some for as little as $5-8.
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Kyle
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rc_racer_007 Sep 02, 2003 10:05 PM

i run my lights 8am to 8pm and have the lights on a el cheapo radio shack timer.
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