Simulation of Seasons

[Jammonlee]

Right, I am currently comparing day lengths from Yemen to Texas. Yemen's day length doesn't change as much as Texas due to no daylight savings time, so I'm going to find the closest matching times and try to work them into a schedule that, if not avoidable, will put the least amount of ambient light time in the cage.

My mists do very, the times dont vary so much. But the durations do vary according to wet/dry seasons. Only be a minute or so, because I have humidity control problems. So the mist is schedule to run at certain times of the day after the lights turn on, but in dry seasons it runs for a shorter time then it does in the more wet seasons.

This is my Sunrise/Sunset Schedule followed by my Timed Mister Schedule if you wanted to check it out and compare:

[B][U]Dawn/Dusk Mode[/U][/B]

[U]OnTOD:[/U]
Jan - 605am 
Feb - 610am 
Mar - 615am 
Apr - 650am 
May - 655am 
Jun - 700am 
Jul - 655am 
Aug - 650am 
Sep - 615am 
Oct - 610am  
Nov - 605am 
Dec - 600am 

[U]OffTOD:[/U]
Jan - 745pm
Feb - 750pm
Mar - 755pm
Apr - 830pm
May - 835pm   
Jun - 840pm   
Jul - 835pm   
Aug - 830pm   
Sep - 755pm   
Oct - 750pm   
Nov - 745pm
Dec - 740pm

Ramp: 20 minutes

[B][U]Timed mister[/U][/B]

Jan - 240
Feb - 240
Mar - 240
Apr - 180
May - 240
Jun - 180
Jul - 240
Aug - 295
Sep - 240
Oct - 240
Nov - 295
Dec - 240

[U]OnTOD1:[/U]
Jan - 615am 
Feb - 620am 
Mar - 625am 
Apr - 700am 
May - 705am 
Jun - 710am 
Jul - 705am 
Aug - 700am 
Sep - 625am 
Oct - 620am 
Nov - 615am 
Dec - 610am 

[U]OnTOD2:[/U]
Jan - 619am 
Feb - 624am 
Mar - 629am 
Apr - 703am 
May - 709am 
Jun - 713am 
Jul - 709am 
Aug - 705am 
Sep - 629am 
Oct - 624am 
Nov - 620am 
Dec - 614am 

[U]OnTOD3:[/U]
Jan - 1015am 
Feb - 1020am 
Mar - 1025am 
Apr - 1100am 
May - 1105am 
Jun - 1110am 
Jul - 1105am 
Aug - 1100am 
Sep - 1025am 
Oct - 1020am 
Nov - 1015am 
Dec - 1010am 

[U]OnTOD4[/U]:
Jan - 215pm 
Feb - 220pm 
Mar - 225pm 
Apr - 300pm 
May - 305pm 
Jun - 310pm 
Jul - 305pm 
Aug - 300pm 
Sep - 225pm 
Oct - 220pm 
Nov - 215pm 
Dec - 210pm

[U]OnTOD5:[/U]
Jan - 615pm 
Feb - 620pm 
Mar - 625pm 
Apr - 700pm 
May - 705pm 
Jun - 710pm 
Jul - 705pm 
Aug - 700pm 
Sep - 625pm 
Oct - 620pm 
Nov - 615pm 
Dec - 610pm 

[U]OnTOD6:[/U]
Jan - 615pm 
Feb - 620pm 
Mar - 625pm 
Apr - 700pm 
May - 705pm 
Jun - 710pm 
Jul - 705pm 
Aug - 700pm 
Sep - 625pm 
Oct - 620pm 
Nov - 615pm 
Dec - 610pm

I run the morning mist in close intervals to give a good wet down of the cage in the morning as 295seconds is the max duration i can set. The last two ONTOD are exactly the same because i havent figured out how to clear the ONTOD6 so it doesnt run, putting the same times just overruns it since after the ONTOD5 is finished running it is already past the ONTOD6 setting.

 

[Jammonlee]

Looking at this data compared with San Antonio's data, the length of day difference will only be 1 hour +/- a few minutes on about 7 months out of the year.

     SUNRISE/SUNSET:      Sunrise-TEXAS-Sunset
Jan - 6:26am/5:53pm ----- 7:29 AM       5:58 PM
Feb - 6:23am/6:06pm ----- 7:13 AM       6:23 PM
Mar - 6:08am/6:10pm ----- 7:44 AM	7:42 PM (DST)
Apr - 5:48am/6:13pm ----- 7:08 AM	8:01 PM (DST)
May - 5:35am/6:18pm ----- 6:42 AM	8:19 PM	(DST)
Jun - 5:34am/6:27pm ----- 6:34 AM	8:35 PM (DST)
Jul - 5:42am/6:30pm ----- 6:44 AM	8:35 PM (DST)
Aug - 5:48am/6:21pm ----- 7:02 AM	8:14 PM (DST)
Sep - 5:49am/6:01pm ----- 7:19 AM	7:39 PM (DST)
Oct - 5:50am/5:41pm ----- 7:35 AM	7:04 PM (DST)
Nov - 5:58am/5:31pm ----- 6:58 AM	5:39 PM
Dec - 6:14am/5:36pm ----- 7:21 AM	5:37 PM

YEMEN DAY LENGTH: ----- TX DAY LNGTH ----- DIFFERENCE 
Jan - 11h 27m 02s ----- 10h 28m 04s  ----- 58m 58s
Feb - 11h 42m 43s ----- 11h 09m 55s  ----- 32m 48s
Mar - 12h 02m 39s ----- 11h 58m 14s  ----- 04m 25s
Apr - 12h 24m 38s ----- 12h 52m 33s  ----- 27m 55s
May - 12h 42m 51s ----- 13h 37m 22s  ----- 54m 31s
Jun - 12h 52m 37s ----- 14h 01m 13s  ----- 1h 08m 36s
Jul - 12h 48m 42s ----- 13h 51m 04s  ----- 1h 02m 22s
Aug - 12h 32m 34s ----- 13h 12m 24s  ----- 48m 12s
Sep - 12h 12m 18s ----- 12h 20m 46s  ----- 08m 28s
Oct - 11h 51m 17s ----- 11h 28m 33s  ----- 22m 44s
Nov - 11h 32m 27s ----- 10h 41m 06s  ----- 51m 21s
Dec - 11h 22m 44s ----- 10h 16m 27s  ----- 1h 06m 17s

The questions is, which is better, increasing the length of day or risking the ambient light waking him up before his lights turn on? Not sure the risks of 14 hour days rather then 12 hour days, but worst case scenario with the ambient light is its still dark in the cage with just a little outside glow illuminating the cage an hour earlier then it is supposed to be bright. I'm thinking I can add equal time to both the Yemen sunrise/sunset times to try and balance or lower the chances of ambient light into the cage and keep the length of day the same.

adding an hour to each time seems to be the best way to reduce the chances of ambient light bother my chameleon, with 0 chances in the morning as the enclosure lights will all be turned on before or at the exact time the ambient light would, and 7 chances when his lights go out before the sun goes down or the house lights are turned off (kids go to bed)

     SUNRISE/SUNSET:      Sunrise-TEXAS-Sunset      CHANCES
Jan - 7:26am/6:53pm ----- 7:29 AM       5:58 PM       0/0
Feb - 7:23am/7:06pm ----- 7:13 AM       6:23 PM       0/0
Mar - 7:08am/7:10pm ----- 7:44 AM	7:42 PM (DST) 0/1
Apr - 6:48am/7:13pm ----- 7:08 AM	8:01 PM (DST) 0/1
May - 6:35am/7:18pm ----- 6:42 AM	8:19 PM	(DST) 0/1
Jun - 6:34am/7:27pm ----- 6:34 AM	8:35 PM (DST) 0/1
Jul - 6:42am/7:30pm ----- 6:44 AM	8:35 PM (DST) 0/1
Aug - 6:48am/7:21pm ----- 7:02 AM	8:14 PM (DST) 0/1
Sep - 6:49am/7:01pm ----- 7:19 AM	7:39 PM (DST) 0/1
Oct - 6:50am/6:41pm ----- 7:35 AM	7:04 PM (DST) 0/1
Nov - 6:58am/6:31pm ----- 6:58 AM	5:39 PM       0/0
Dec - 7:14am/6:36pm ----- 7:21 AM	5:37 PM       0/0

 

[Jammonlee]

New Basking Light Time Chart

BASKING--ON / OFF:
Jan - 7:26am/4:22pm 
Feb - 7:23am/4:35pm 
Mar - 7:08am/4:39pm 
Apr - 6:48am/4:42pm 
May - 6:35am/4:47pm 
Jun - 6:34am/4:56pm 
Jul - 6:42am/4:59pm 
Aug - 6:48am/4:50pm 
Sep - 6:49am/4:30pm 
Oct - 6:50am/4:10pm 
Nov - 6:58am/4:00pm 
Dec - 7:14am/4:05pm 

2 hrs 31 min ramp time

Time after Ramp period

Basking at 100%
Jan - 9:57am
Feb - 9:54am
Mar - 9:39am
Apr - 9:19am
May - 9:06am
Jun - 9:05am
Jul - 9:13am
Aug - 9:19am
Sep - 9:20am
Oct - 9:21am
Nov - 9:29am
Dec - 9:45am

Basking at 0%
Jan - 6:53pm
Feb - 7:06pm
Mar - 7:10pm
Apr - 7:13pm
May - 7:18pm
Jun - 7:27pm
Jul - 7:30pm
Aug - 7:21pm
Sep - 7:01pm
Oct - 6:41pm
Nov - 6:31pm
Dec - 6:36pm

I chose these times using this information:

From 10 am in Aden, Yemen...the temperature hits its higher temperatures of the day, climing 10 degrees in august from high 80's to high 90's. At 4pm, the temperature starts it drop from the high temperature of the day, a lot slower then it will in my simulated environment but I had to have all lights off at sunset time. So I took the lowest time set for a sunset (6:31pm) and subtracted the time from 4:00pm (beginning of temperature drop) and it is 2 hours and 31 minutes. I then subtracted 2 hours and 31 minutes from each sunset time.

So, lets take the month of August, in my simulated environment, for an example. The low temperate in my enclosure will be 73 degrees at night. The basking light, which creates the heat (temperature) will turn on at 6:48am and over the course of 2 hours and 31 minutes, the basking light will increase its power in increments eventually hitting 100% (85*F) at 9:19am. From 9:19am until 4:50pm the temperature will be 85*F. After 4:50pm, the basking light will gradually reduce its power, therefore reducing the temperature, and at 7:21pm (time of sunset) will be at 0% and the temperature will be at or near its low temperature of the night. Then it will repeat the exact process all over again for the remainder of the month, and the following month will be new times.

I feel as though I am hijacking this thread with all my posts, information, experiments. i am only supplying the information because I plan to document my findings after all is set over the course of (insert time here). If anybody feels the need that I start a new thread, let me know, especially the OP.

Enjoy!

 

[byrnesr]

@ Seeco Thanks for bumping this thread. As a newcomer this information is interesting and useful.