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03/08/2015, 03:19 PM | #1 |
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Best lighting that brings out fish color in FOWLR...?
What is the best lighting (as far as bulbs, etc...) to bring out the vivid colors of the fish in a FOWLR?
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03/08/2015, 09:10 PM | #2 |
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03/08/2015, 09:27 PM | #3 |
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03/09/2015, 03:40 AM | #4 |
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Blue ones make fish's color glow (just like neon or fluorescent - ex; blue-faced angelfish or queen angelfish) and white ones give true color of fish. Depending on your mood, you control light whenever you want. Fish don't care, all they want is food. LOL
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03/09/2015, 07:26 AM | #5 |
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I have 2 of these with ramp timers and the fish look great ! I bought the 50/50 Pro Models
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03/09/2015, 08:25 AM | #7 |
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VHO Actinic White and Super Actinic pop fish colors better than anything.
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03/09/2015, 08:35 AM | #8 |
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some bulbs help with physical coloration of the coral pigments, some bulbs show them more.
you can GROW them under certain lights for coral coloration and then showcase them under others... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si4ljn9mrXY oops sorry. FOWLR. umm anything around 10K i believe. but i think 6500 to 8K is "brighter" lighting that will make fish look nice. anything lower and you'll get redder and start seeing more algae growth
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