Night Viewing Lighting

[jbrock]

What lights do you guy use to view your fish after your main tank lights go out?

 

[tribalbrit]

blue led strip.

 

[Tonyb111111]

I also use Blue LED strips, but they come in a range of colours and costs. I have put a link below for the ones purchased for my 100cm wide tank, these were a three set but you can buy singles and doubles. I am really pleased with them, they give give a soft bluish light which allows you see all the nightime activity, it also looks pretty coolls as well.

Moonlight LED's

 

[Mikaila31]

I have dimmable cold cathode tubes, but I rarely turn them on lol.

 

[dbanner]

I use 1 moonlight tube and 1 natural daylight. Not too dark but yet not too bright

 

[robert clements]

i got some perspex from work i slide it under the hood its like soft blue the fish love it and the plecos as well

 

[fish+peace]

I have dimmable cold cathode tubes, but I rarely turn them on lol.

You could just set them on a timer, argos do 3 digital ones for £15

 

[jbrock]

I also use Blue LED strips, but they come in a range of colours and costs. I have put a link below for the ones purchased for my 100cm wide tank, these were a three set but you can buy singles and doubles. I am really pleased with them, they give give a soft bluish light which allows you see all the nightime activity, it also looks pretty coolls as well.

Moonlight LED's

Just ordered some of these, just what i wanted.

Thanks for the info guys

 

[Tonyb111111]

I also use Blue LED strips, but they come in a range of colours and costs. I have put a link below for the ones purchased for my 100cm wide tank, these were a three set but you can buy singles and doubles. I am really pleased with them, they give give a soft bluish light which allows you see all the nightime activity, it also looks pretty coolls as well.

Moonlight LED's

Just ordered some of these, just what i wanted.

Thanks for the info guys

Curious to know what you thought of the LEDs

 

[angelfishguy]

I just use ikea lights

 

[andyg81]

i have 2 led lights (one blue one green) waiting for 2 more to arrive as there is still space in the usb hub. once these arrive I will be putting one in each corner of the tank pointing across towards the middle to see what it looks like.

I have a pic somewhere of the two, I will post it shortly but will have to use my phone to post it.

gives a strange spooky sort of effect at present

 

[Tizer]

My lights go out at 10pm, i'm not bothered about viewing them past then as i'm normally thinking about going to bed, plus i don't like the idea of shining stupid colour lighting into the tank to confuse the crap outa them anyway. Nearly as bad as using florescent gravel.

 

[andyg81]

florescent gravel ----- awesome will have to look for some of that

on a serious note I know not everyone likes the coloured LED lights in a tank but personally I like the effect it gives off, once ive got more plants in there etc the light will be deflected a fair bit

 

[Tizer]

Admittedly they look funky for five minutes after you set them up, but like i said, for me, my normal lights are on during the hours while i'm at home to enjoy it anyway, so kinda pointless for me

 

[Tonyb111111]

Admittedly they look funky for five minutes after you set them up, but like i said, for me, my normal lights are on during the hours while i'm at home to enjoy it anyway, so kinda pointless for me

How long are your lights on for. Mine come on at 9am when the room is light and go off 10 hrs later, which is still pushing a bit. I don't want to come home at night and look at my tank in the dark. Is your tank in a lightless room, allowing the lights to come on late and stay on until 10 pm? Whilst I partially agree with you because of some of the naff lighting you can get, a light into the tank that is no brighter than moonlight cannot be bad and allows to view what's going on (just) without switching the lights on and off and confusing the fish.