still using t12 vho 6 blue uri 4 uri white 6' with ice cap ballasts 240 tank 24 deep,lights are 18 above tank ,some bulbs are from 90's use em until they burn out,165w ,sps dom tank old school will still grow anything
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Put a polyp lab lens on the camera.I chose, "Other." I run 4 A36Xs over my tank with no other lighting. There's no other supplementation. That said, the Kessils do give off a very blueish light. I spend a lot of time on the web camera for work, and can see just how blue it is.
As for how people light their own tank? It's their money, their choice. So long as the livestock is getting what it needs, what does it matter?
Ah a chromis fan I see? I have three myself!Boy do blue lights sure make those corals fluorescence (POP)! But why is it frowned upon? If the whole purpose of a reef tank is for our viewing pleasure then why not use whatever colored light, tank props or whatever to enjoy it? With that is mind let's talk about it today!
1. Do you use blue lighting to make your coral colors pop?
2. What are your thoughts on using blue (actinic) lighting for your reef tank?
image via @Orphek
I actually really like high blue coming from MH lighting. I used to run my tank much bluer than most when I had Halides. The blue that halides gave off looked so much more natural than the crazy blue from LEDs.
This is what I have also.I run both spectrums, blues on first and off last!
Red Sea confirmed this with their research. They have 4 You Tube videos on lighting posted.With Chlorophyll A and B..... why would you run anything but 400 to 500nm blue light??? Science backs the 400 to 500nm spectrum