Whats your favorite time to look at your tank?

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  1. Urban_s

    Urban_s Sea Dragon

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    I was just turning on my lights this morning(timer broke) and thats totaly my favorite time to look at my tank. As soon as the lights kick on everyone kinda pokes their head out and the tang is all pale and starts to get color. My snowflake gets all grumpy and hungry and stirs up the tank.

    Whats yours?
     
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  3. jtReef

    jtReef Ritteri Anemone

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    My favorite is at 11pm. 1 hr after lights out with a red lens on my flash-lite.
    My hippo tang spends about 30 min trying to backhimself into a crevice to sleep, my sailfin just swims around real slowly, I can count all 12 of my brittle starfish as they come out of hiding to scavage for food, and the rest of the fish are just fun to try to find at that time.
     
  4. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    My favorite time to look at my tank is when its clean :D
     
  5. rickzter

    rickzter Torch Coral

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    The best time to look at my tank is about 2-5pm. Everything is completely out. Once my room get's dark around 7pm, the glow of the halide looks nice on the tank, but everything is not as out as the time mentioned above.
     
  6. Blade_Runner

    Blade_Runner Gigas Clam

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    +1, Just after I've cleaned it.

    As far as the time of day, it depends on the tank.

    The 210 in the office is when I'm blabbing on the phone.

    The 90 fowler in the den is when I'm 1/2 watching the tube since it's at the end of the couch.

    The 300 between the dining room and living room is around dinner since it's right next to the table.

    All get extra attention at feeding time when I do a head count to see if everybody is happy. :p
     
  7. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    One of my favorite times is when I have just my actinics on.
     
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  9. Bruce

    Bruce Giant Squid

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    Yes! Actinics make the corals look nice.
     
  10. Fish Fan

    Fish Fan Fire Worm

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    I must say that there is no one time that I like to look at my tank. I am constantly looking, especially after cleaning and or adding something new.
     
  11. serotonin

    serotonin Purple Spiny Lobster

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    When I get home from the office, peace at last. The nice scenery and water movement is incredibly relaxing if you let it be :) Fire up some David Gray (music) and a corona light or two. Ecstasy w/o the worry of a jail cell.

    :)
     
  12. nemo79

    nemo79 Zoanthid

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    I Really Love Coming Home And Myself, Hubby, And All Three Cats Sit By The Tank And Watch The Inhabitants. It's So Relaxing And It Will Be Even Nicer When We Get Fish...but I Am So Far Very Content Watching My Crabs.