Poll: Your take on shimmer effect?

[ca1ore]

Many natural reefs experience shimmer, so I think it is a worthwhile goal for the reef tank. ANY point-source light will produce shimmer IF there is water surface movement.

 

[1979fishgeek]

I’ve storkled in the UK and Red Sea totally different but the shimmering effect underwater is so obvious and STUNNING! I never seen articfial light come close to it though unfortunately. My idea of heaven is swimming few meters down on a sunny day with those laser beams of light sparkling all around. Bliss

I use LED, Metal Halide and T5 over my display, I combined the lot as they all bring something but it’s still not close to what I’ve seen in nature sadly.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Cant beat Kessils, but also the new Fluval lighting and Halo lights offer great shimmer.

 

[madweazl]

About 90% find the shimmer appealing thus far.

 

[Reefs of Space]

I run metal halides and led. Halides produce a more natural shimmer than the leds. Surface agitation is required for the shimmer effect.

 

[Rakie]

I like it very minimal and 'soft' so to speak.

 

[gcrawford]

Kessils and T-5 over my 120. I took my kessils out to clean the fans the other day and just had the t-5 on and it looked fairly lifeless. LOVE the shimmer and it is also enhanced when you have some bright t-5(s) to supplement.

 

[Whiskeyboy84]

Rocking 3 Kessil AP700’s and couldn’t be happier with the shimmer!

 

[Shooter6]

I like a little but some systems look like a strobe light. I actually use a florescent light defuser on my tank which has 4 black box lights. I dont get very mich shimmer needless to say, but than again my wrasse also stay in the tank too.

 

[rockhead51]

On my phone, which doesn't do the poll thing, but I am a +1 for shimmer. I have been diving for 30 years, and yes, it does shimmer underwater, but not very deep (then again, my tank is about 2 feet deep, so.... LOL).
I am run in a BioCube 32 LED, but upgraded to Steve's LEDs, and the shimmer is awesome. It IS most definitely "smaller" (if that makes sense) than the natural sunlight on waves/chop, but I think that is to be expected....

 

[sundog101]

I like shimmer, but haven’t been able to get the look I like. I like MH the best. I’d love to get the full natural shimmer look...with distinguishable lines. I’ve never seen anything that can do it though.

 

[leepink23]

I really like the shimmer of my radions after adding the diffuser, before it was more disco