nickyboi Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 I am wanting to change the lighting for my 4 foot tank and want to bring out the colours in the fish. Obv if I change this white light to a blue one it should look alot nicer, but I'm wondering if a black light (which should look awesome) will harm the fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiverJohn Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Hi Nicky, How many lights do you have over your 4foot tank? If you are trying to get colour out of your fish first off you need enough light. IMO 4x 4foot tubes would be minimum. What colour is you substrate? Again, IMO, darker gravels look best. Light coloured gravels tend to reflect alot of light into the eyes of the observer My tank is a wierd size being 1.15 m long so unfortunatly i have to use 3foot tubes. I have 6x 30 watt which gives 180W of light. I use a mixture of tube colours, which i get through our electrical wholesaler. Could get some for you if you like. Would be about $25 for a PAIR of tubes! I can also get light fittings - commercial grade - about $90 for a twin tube setup including tubes! PM if interested Hope that helps John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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