aquarium lighting

[dansq82]

hi,

the lights i've got in my aquarium are well bright so i leave them turned off. does anyone know of any tubes that just give off a dim glow or of anything i can do to dim the ones i've got? i want lights in my aquarium but i don't want to blind the little fellas.

what do you guys do for lighting if anything?

cheers

 

[DRONE017E]

put alot of fake floating plants , still get light and shade and helps them settle down .

 

[Moondemon]

Use electric tape around the tube, candy style. That's what I do for my piranha tanks !

 

[BIGgourami]

what kind of tubes are you using now?

 

[dansq82]

i've got 2 x 25w tubes, not sure what type but the light they give off is a very bright white light without sounding stupid. i've covered them up with grey electrical tape and it's dimmed them quite a bit but i'm not sure how much light is too much light.

 

[BIGgourami]

how big is your ballast?
if your running more than one bulb then you could try taking one out, and with a little mirror shift it to the dark side, effectively splitting your light in half.
just an idea.