Lights off all Day

[neon]

I'm just full of questions today.  Seeing as I'm getting algae again, I'm wondering if it would hurt the fish if I left my lights off all day while I wasn't home and just put them on for about 4 hours at night?  They don't get any direct natural sunlight coming in during the day, but its not completely dark either.

[beowulf]

Less of a problem for the fish then any plants you might have.

[BigDaddy]

Also depends on what kind of lights you have and what kind of algae you are getting.

[neon]

I have 96 watts over a 33 gallon, and yes, I know thats pretty high light.  The algae I'm getting is some hair and the really dark stuff that grows on the plants. 

[aroc]

I had my lights off 3 months straight my fish all lived, and seemed none the worse for ware either.

I'm just full of questions today.  Seeing as I'm getting algae again, I'm wondering if it would hurt the fish if I left my lights off all day while I wasn't home and just put them on for about 4 hours at night?  They don't get any direct natural sunlight coming in during the day, but its not completely dark either.