Thoughts on using black lights over a tank....

[BanZI29]

I was thinking about using a small (6" long) black light over our current tank just to help the colors pop a bit more.
Thoughts?

 

[Thaxxx]

You mean like this?

 

[BanZI29]

You mean like this?

hehehe yeppers, I wanna get Psychedelic over here

 

[jda]

It is fine for illuminating. Probably won't do much for energy or color rendering, but would have to see a spectrum map to know for sure.

 

[BanZI29]

It is fine for illuminating. Probably won't do much for energy or color rendering, but would have to see a spectrum map to know for sure.

Yea I already have a light setup. I just wanna get a bit more color out of them all.

 

[Jon Fishman]

Tty it and let us know.......

 

[BanZI29]

I just want to make sure it will not harm the coral before I do it

 

[jda]

It won't be able to illuminate color that is not there, so make sure that you keep everything stable and that you have good spectrum and output on your normal lights. Well rendered color in corals are easier to illuminate.

 

[Rjukan]

If you want more of the pop, or that psychedelic effect you should pick up a reef-bright strip. They really do the job, way better than I imagine a black light would.

 

[BanZI29]

If you want more of the pop, or that psychedelic effect you should pick up a reef-bright strip. They really do the job, way better than I imagine a black light would.

where do you get that?

 

[Viva'sReef]

Black light isnt powerful enough to power through your LED's you have now. I would say it won't change the look unless it's just the black light running by itself

 

[Rjukan]

where do you get that?

@Bulk Reef Supply