Kate Hess, Clay A wrote:
Al, Actually, I grow lots of anubias,java fern,bulbitus, a couple of floating plant types that I don't know the names of, and sword plants with just the combination you are asking about. It works well for me.....and it seems to keep some of the undesirable algaes (hair algaes and the ugly mat algaes) from growing in my tanks. Don't get me wrong, I still get some algae growth, but, at least it is managable algae andeasy to deal with.As for appearance, my blue and purple tinted fish look incredible under this lighting. The deep reds, like red phantom tetras and rummy nose tetras look great in this combination of lighting too. The only fish that do not look good in this lighting that I have seen, are yellowfishes....it seems to wash them out even more than usual.In conclusion, after running this combination of lighting for about ten years I really like the complete results and will continue to run this combination. The only drawback I see is cost as the Actinic lights usually cost a bit more than the others. Clay -----Original Message-----From: carrera206@comcast.net [mailto:carrera206@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 11:47 AMTo: gsas-member@thekrib.com Subject: [GSAS-Member] Using Actinic/Blue Lights in Freshwater 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 _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member
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