Orange glass tank??

[Abominable Snow Crab]

Im more of a natural looking tank guy but I have noticed a lot of hobbyists are very coral focused to the point they may not even have fish in their reef at all. It got me wondering if anyone has ever tried a aquarium with orange glass (same as the coral viewing glasses) to make their corals pop. Crazy idea I guess lol. Definitely not my cup of tea but might be cool for others.

 

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Im more of a natural looking tank guy but I have noticed a lot of hobbyists are very coral focused to the point they may not even have fish in their reef at all. It got me wondering if anyone has ever tried a aquarium with orange glass (same as the coral viewing glasses) to make their corals pop. Crazy idea I guess lol. Definitely not my cup of tea but might be cool for others.

The orange doesn't really make the corals pop, it makes it easier to take pictures with the blue light on which captures the pop.

There was a thread on here about a year or year and a half ago where the reefer was looking to add an orange filter to the front of his tank. I don't know that he ever got what he was looking for but it was a little discussion around this. I'll see if I can find the thread for you.

 

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https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/orange-tint-on-display-tank.1002870/

 

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And there's this one:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-about-yellow-orange-filters-on-the-glass.1003973/

 

[Ocellaris123]

We put an orange film at the public aquarium i work at for one of the coral tanks

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Or, wild idea, use white light. lol

 

[rtparty]

Or, wild idea, use white light. lol

 

[exnisstech]

Or, wild idea, use white light. lol

But the tank won't glow like a neon sign which seems to be the cool look people seem to love. Some people even run frag racks that glow lol. Not my thing but to each his own.