Seacond Light

[kiriyama]

Hi , I am preparing a project and new tank for the upcoming months, I am buying substrate and equipment at the moment and was wondering this. The tank will be 36"x15" footprint, I have the controller and bulbs but was wondering of I could add a second controller 6-8w contoller with 8w 300mm/12" ocean moonlight bulb (think this is marine but not sure. Do you think this would work/look ok or do you see problems with this set up?

 

[JoshuaA]

I'm interested to know what you define by Evening viewing?

I've looked around but can't find much directly on it. I always wind myself up knowing that for the majority of the time my aquarium lights are on I'm not actually in the house, by the time I've cooked dinner had a cup of tea and watched eastenders my aquarium lights have gone out. I had been trying to investigate specific evening lighting that won't disturb or upset the fish. I've seen many tanks with blue LEDs but not too sure on the effect they might have on the fish.

Does anyone know whether there are types of lights/LEDs I can install in the hood or inside the tank that will allow evening viewing at a low intensity which will not disturb or upset the fish?

 

[Ryan12]

I've been using LED moonlights for awhile now. I used to have ghost shrimp and they responded very well to the lights. Much more active, more moulting etc. My fish didn't seem effected by it.

 

[kiriyama]

hi, I had looked at LED's some time back but never got round to taking the plunge, to much choice and it got a bit confusing, that;s why I was thinking a smaller low wattage blue tube but don't know how it would work out

 

[fluttermoth]

I'm interested to know what you define by Evening viewing?

I've looked around but can't find much directly on it. I always wind myself up knowing that for the majority of the time my aquarium lights are on I'm not actually in the house, by the time I've cooked dinner had a cup of tea and watched eastenders my aquarium lights have gone out. I had been trying to investigate specific evening lighting that won't disturb or upset the fish. I've seen many tanks with blue LEDs but not too sure on the effect they might have on the fish.

Does anyone know whether there are types of lights/LEDs I can install in the hood or inside the tank that will allow evening viewing at a low intensity which will not disturb or upset the fish?

Joshua, why don't you just adjust your timer so it comes on and goes off later? I like to have the tank in my bedroom lit until quite late while I read in bed, so I just don't put the lights on until 4 or 5 in the afternoon.

 

[OldMan47]

I took the plunge with evening lighting a few years ago Kiriyama.
What I did was to decide that low light blue LED arrangements would give me more than I needed for low light lighting that would allow me to see my fish. The end result has been astonishing for me. I cannot show any pictures because I have very low light in my tanks in the evening. Instead of having enough light to show in pictures, my fish experience just enough light to allow me to see them and to allow them to get around their tank without bumping into objects. My fish do not end up being kept awake by the bright light in their tanks, there isn't any. Instead there is just enough light to allow the fish to navigate while I can see their movements in the tank.
My lights are on all the time, I do not bother with timers for a mere 15 watts or so of total LED light for the tank. Instead I find that the night lights, moon lights if you will, are not really visible with the main tank lights lit. With the main tank lights out, the night lights become quite visible and are the main light source for the tank.