help on lighting

[rED O]

I am not sure what I am doing for lighting for my 500 gallon. I want to have a darker lighting because my fish perfer a darker lighting.

any suggestions?

 

[BigCountry]

hmm is that the stock in your sig?

 

[rED O]

yeah. the oscars wild oscars don't like the light at all. I have them on about 2 hours aday. when the lights are on they hide.

any ideas for dark lighting?

I dont want to wrap bulbs in foil. Dark lighting? any ideas?

 

[joedodge]

my fish are the same way ive done tinfoil didnt like it so i put a 2 foot long light on my 4 foot tank and it provided enought shadow space

 

[rsalinas5]

Do u have any tank shots?

 

[velanarris]

You can run blue LEDs or "moonlight" tubes in a regular fixture.

They toss a blue light and emulate the full moon. My fish don't mind them and it provides decent visibility.