Blue lighting dichotomy

[Readywriter]

I was just browsing some of the current sick fish/coral threads and had an epiphany that came to me like a comic strip and gave me a good chuckle.

Panel 1) -
Hey guys look at my tank
Wow it looks awesome with those blue lights

Panel 2)-
Hey guys my coral is sick
Sorry cant see anything with those blue lights

 

[VintageReefer]

Sickness doesn’t have fluorescence

I’m biased. Blue lighting fan over here. But, I’ve lived my days as a halide user. It was time for a change

 

[strich]

I'll take this as an opportunity to give my own personal opinion that anyone can discard at their pleasure - I kind of despise blue light tanks. Greatly.
I don't understand the appeal of bathing an entire room in blue and not being able to discern anything in the tank except the neon fluorescence of objects at random that look like plastic toys.

(I wish no ill will against those who enjoy the blue abyss!)

 

[VintageReefer]

I'll take this as an opportunity to give my own personal opinion that anyone can discard at their pleasure - I kind of despise blue light tanks. Greatly.
I don't understand the appeal of bathing an entire room in blue and not being able to discern anything in the tank except the neon fluorescence of objects at random that look like plastic toys.

(I wish no ill will against those who enjoy the blue abyss!)

I hear you, and totally understand, and as proof of my halide days, see attached. And I loved the phoenix 14k look with some blue+ T5’s



Now what I really appreciate is all the crazy colored plastic looking things that are ALIVE and from the oceans, because it’s really just insane what looks fake but is actually a real creature. And a lot of them move and change based on time of day, flow, hunger, etc
And, for those with less time, it has a physical bonus - it slows/reduces the growth of algae.



I also do enjoy having some white mixed in to make a purplish tint and add some brightness

 

[Waters]

I like the blue spectrum at sunrise and sunset but move towards white during the day. Best of both worlds.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I like the blue spectrum at sunrise and sunset but move towards white during the day. Best of both worlds.

This is how the lights are set up on my tank, and I enjoy mine being like that

 

[MrGisonni]

I've always been a blue light reefer. 30 years ago I used to run coral life 50/50 bulbs and actinics only, and had success. Then came halides on some of my larger tanks and a little less blue. Now I'm back with a modern mini mixed reef. My lights cycle up to 3 and 1/2 hours of more white while I'm at work then to a royal blue for viewing at night. With that being said, I just purchased a vho hybrid setup that I'm going to add my two AI primes to. I'm planning to just run two ATI true actinics. Obviously I'll get some pop and some fill in my shaded spaces, but also hit that violet spectrum that I can't really get with my LEDs, to assist with chlorophyll A production and the UV to inspire some color.