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Re: [GSAS-Member] Using Actinic/Blue Lights in Freshwater
Al:
My first PC lamp was included in a 55W retrofit and was a 'smart lamp' 50/50.
I had some beginners algae problems and such but the bulb did well overall.
The red rainbows were especially intense. After 8 months I switched to a 10K
lamp which has a nice crisp white appearance which I prefer and added a plant
grow bulb. Where the 10K bulb 'shines' in my current iteration is in balancing
the redder tones of my cheapy T8's (5400K?). If you are using a multi bulb
system, switch out bulb colors until you get the effect you desire.
Paul
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, Kate Breimayer wrote:
Hi,
I tried actinics and it was pretty worthless. If you use actinic/10,000K combos
some plants will survive but not grow, and the light will be very dim. Works
great for shy fish that hide in bright light. Switched same tanks to proper
plant lights (6500 and 6700K) and everything grew much better, fish look great.
The colors of the fish under 10,000K are bright as long as intense light
doesn't scare them, but the actinics part alone hardly work at all for visible
illumination and don't grow plants. Maybe the red fish were a little redder but
that was about it.
Kate
carrera206@comcast.net wrote:
Has anyone tried using a combination of Actinic lights combined with White
(5000K and/or 6700K) bulbs in a tropical/freshwater fish tank?
I read on the net recently about some folks trying it in order to "bring
out" the colors of the fish. I know this configuration will not work as well
for growing plants, but I've always wondered if it would make the fish look
brighter or more vibrant.
Or has anyone used the 10000K bulbs and if so what was your experience on
how the fish appeared?
Thanks,
Al
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