Fuge lighting schedule

There seems to be 2 main schools of thought on lighting a fuge. One being to light on the opposite schedule of your DS, the other is to just light the fuge 24/7. That said, I'd like some feedback from 3reef! The fuge section of my 30 gal sump is probably about 8-10 gallons, and contains 2-3 inches of sand, some LR/rubble, my heater, and some chaeto. I'm lighting with a small PC.

Also, what kind of critters are best to add? Snails? Hermit crabs? Something else?

Thanks!

 

My lighting comes on one hour befour the light goes off in my dt.

 

ive done both... but i think im gonna go reverse schedule for better pH stability. i wouldnt put any CUC in the fuge. i have 2 mantises in mine

 

1 - what's CUC?
2 - what are mantises?
3 - Thanks!

 

CUC= clean up crew (snails, hermits, etc)
mantises= mantis shrimp. not safe with any other living thing haha hence they live (divided) in my fuge

 

I run opposite of my DT light for pH stability. Nothing else in the fuge except Chaeto, LR, pods... and nar. snails to "sift" the DBs some. No CuC.

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