is this light ok for my fh?

[naughtyprince20]

Kewl flowerhorn

 

[creepyoldguy]

Is that true, a fish cannot see in actinic light? Or only partially? I was under the impression that the night lights people used on their tanks were simply low spectrum LED's and actinic lights were for coral/saltwater.

thats what my lfs told me. then again, they could be wrong. i had an actinic on a 55 by itself. couldnt understand why my fish hid all the time. after i was told that, i got a dual lightstrip and had the actinic w a regular daytime bulb. fish came out then!@

 

[Cookie*]

I have a actinic bulb I bought on accident when first getting into the hobby....looking over the package- the bulb is intended for use on saltwater corals to encourage beneficial bacteria/algae growth by replicating light spectrums at depths of coral reefs. It also states the bulb being ok for use with african cichlids.

I think it's fair to say these are not proper night lights for fish.

 

[creepyoldguy]

I have a actinic bulb I bought on accident when first getting into the hobby....looking over the package- the bulb is intended for use on saltwater corals to encourage beneficial bacteria/algae growth by replicating light spectrums at depths of coral reefs. It also states the bulb being ok for use with african cichlids.

I think it's fair to say these are not proper night lights for fish.

agreed on the ting about night lights. it does give off very beautiful colors tho!

 

[cjbarth]

actinic lights or blue led(moon lights) are4 meant to produce lower end spectrum lighting that is present in nature at night (replicate the moon)

It is fine to run at night or in the daytime in conjunction with a regular white light.

 

[Danger_Chicken]

actinic lights or blue led(moon lights) are4 meant to produce lower end spectrum lighting that is present in nature at night (replicate the moon)

It is fine to run at night or in the daytime in conjunction with a regular white light.

Your statement about blue led's is correct. However; actinic is for coral growth in SW setup's, especially deeper water corals. They can be used on FW but were developed for SW corals.

 

[FSM]

Your tank looks like kool-aid



Actinic lighting is meant to replicate deeper water, for example coral reefs or the african rift lakes; longer wavelengths of light are filtered out first leaving behind the blue spectrum. The moon isn't blue, and fish can see blue light.

 

[Ash]

Fish see UV they don't see the same colors that we do, I know this holds for SW not to sure on FW but it probably doesnt see the actinic light how we see it. That light is meant more for SW not so much fresh.

 

[izzy_here]

Actinic light is supposed to replicate sunlight in deep water period.

It can be used to replicate a deep water african rift enviroment or a reef enviroment. I do not see how it is strictly for saltwater.

Deep water is deep water. If it were the only light used in the tank than yes it could be a problem (maybe) but he did say he doesn't use it all the time.

To say it simply can not be used on a fresh water is simply ridiculous.

Actinic lighting is meant to replicate deeper water, for example coral reefs or the african rift lakes; longer wavelengths of light are filtered out first leaving behind the blue spectrum. The moon isn't blue, and fish can see blue light.

Totally agree.

It is fine to run at night or in the daytime in conjunction with a regular white light.

Totally agree.