July 26, 200818 yr comment_253793 Wondering what spectrum caolours people use when replacing tank lights. I've got some turq discus, a orange one and a white one. Really want to enhance the colours but wondering if say you want to enhance the blue/green, do you use blue/green light etc or does that make it worst cos all the other items in teh tank become that colour and thefore the colour on the fish doesnt stand out... Report
July 26, 200818 yr Author comment_253794 oh, also, I have plants..... so teh green on that too :-) Report
July 26, 200818 yr comment_253810 I would recommend getting a tube as close as possible to "daylight" i.e. a white light. White light contains all the colours of the spectrum, so each plant & fish in your tank will be able to reflect back the colours it contains. I recently replaced one of my older plant-growing tubes with a standard "daylight" tube from an electrical supply shop. Several people have commented since then how bright the cardinal tetras look - like little blue sparks swimming around the tank. The tube cost all of $10.50. Report
July 26, 200818 yr comment_253848 i found a biolux tube to really bring out the blues and reds that in use with a marine white really does the trick Report
July 26, 200818 yr Author comment_253884 whetu, $10.50? where do you pick up ur tubes from? Sounds like the all natural approach is best, biolux / "daylight" being a full spectrum etc.... Will hunt afew down (wink wink whetu) ;-) Report
July 26, 200818 yr comment_253893 LOL Matthew it's not really a big secret - just buy it from a hardware shop or electrical supply shop rather than a pet shop! Yep, $10.50 for a 4-foot daylight tube. The guy did give me a "trade" discount so you might have to be prepared to spend up to $12 if paying full retail! Report
July 26, 200818 yr comment_253894 Yep, $10.50 for a 4-foot daylight tube. Check out Mitre10 Mega. They are half that price even Report
July 27, 200818 yr comment_253936 I use daylight and bright white (depending on brand) tubes and get them from electrical wholesaler. About $5 - $7 from memory Report
July 27, 200818 yr comment_253959 what kelvin are they? i can only get 3700K it seems... darn pl tubes Report
July 27, 200818 yr comment_253965 what kelvin are they? i can only get 3700K it seems... darn pl tubes 6500k. Make sure the bulbs have X65 or X67 on them. The Osram bulbs use the number 865. W is the version of the bulb, 65 is 6500k rating. Report
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