I used to make the mistake and seldom a day goes by when someone post a picture seeking help, but the details are washed out by the heavy use of blue lights in our reef tanks.
Our eye can make the adjustment, but without special filters (or software), the picture will look nothing like what you see.
Here is my tank under my normal settings, followed by turning down the RBG to 25% and the whites at 100%. Both scenarios looked fine in real life, but the pictures are vastly different (ignore the window reflection, that was camera angle).
Normal Settings
Whites full with RGB turned down to 25%
As you can see, the detail is more clear and defined in the second picture. This is helpful when trying to identify strains of algae, hitchhikers, etc.
My lights like many LEDs have a manual override feature so I can change the settings for a specific period of time, like 15 minutes so I can a picture, after which will default back to the programmed setting so I don't have to remember my settings and reprogram.
I hope this helps. Thank you for taking the the to read, and please add comments
Our eye can make the adjustment, but without special filters (or software), the picture will look nothing like what you see.
Here is my tank under my normal settings, followed by turning down the RBG to 25% and the whites at 100%. Both scenarios looked fine in real life, but the pictures are vastly different (ignore the window reflection, that was camera angle).
Normal Settings
Whites full with RGB turned down to 25%
As you can see, the detail is more clear and defined in the second picture. This is helpful when trying to identify strains of algae, hitchhikers, etc.
My lights like many LEDs have a manual override feature so I can change the settings for a specific period of time, like 15 minutes so I can a picture, after which will default back to the programmed setting so I don't have to remember my settings and reprogram.
I hope this helps. Thank you for taking the the to read, and please add comments