Spotlights On A Marine Tank

[signman]

Hi (Again) soooooooo many questions eh?

Been round my mates house for a xmas drink, and he had a fish only 300l marine tank, but woth spotlights shining down on the tank and live rock. He said because it was a fish only setup, lighting was not crucial to the fish & LR.

Is that ok, seems wrong to me, cos goes against everything i've been told so far


Thanks
Rob

 

[chrissaysyes]

Yeah, lighting doesnt really matter when it just comes to fish and rock aka FOWLR. What have you been told so far that contradicts that?

 

[xxBarneyxx]

Yeah the lighting is only important if you have corals, macro algae or other photosynthetic critters (like Clams). With just a FOWLR you can just pic whatever lighting you prefer.

 

[chrissaysyes]

Some people go with really dim "spot" lighting to highlight attractive rocks and leave the rest of the tank looking dark and mysterious, goes good in a dimly lit room and a black tank background.

 

[SkiFletch]

Yup, spotlights work great on FOWLR tanks. IMO, Mercury Vapor security lights look really cool too.