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Unread 11/20/2006, 02:09 PM   #1
doesheya
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Cool 1970's Blacklight look.....

Ok I may be dating myself but I'm wanting to know which bulbs will give me a "flouresnt" look, not a colored look. I'm wanting my Corals to GLOW not be washed in color, I want them to JUMP out of the tank!!! I stillwant everything else to show up.

Anybody out there old enough to remember these days, I'm sure it matters what state you were in at the time...........hehe!


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Unread 11/20/2006, 02:11 PM   #2
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Re: 1970's Blacklight look.....

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Ok I may be dating myself but I'm wanting to know which bulbs will give me a "flouresnt" look, not a colored look. I'm wanting my Corals to GLOW not be washed in color, I want them to JUMP out of the tank!!! I stillwant everything else to show up.

Anybody out there old enough to remember these days, I'm sure it matters what state you were in at the time...........hehe!

Fluorescent..................my bad


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Unread 11/20/2006, 06:31 PM   #3
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a good actinic bulb will do the trick.

what kind of fluorescents are you using?


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Unread 11/20/2006, 08:46 PM   #4
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just get some VHO actinics by URI.

there was a test here somewhere where someone used blacklights.. results were lack luster to say the least.


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