Black gravel question

qwerty

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Jan 25, 2005
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Hi,

i'm using black gravel in the 55G aquarium but when i turn on the lights, the gravel looks grey. I tried changing the background from blue to black but with no significant change whatsoever. the lamps are rated at 6700K.
i though it was the color of the compact fluoros so i put some gravel in a glass full of water, under the usual kitchen fluoro but again the gravel looked grey and not black.

i saw the same gravel being used in my local pet shore and it was black.

what am i doing wrong here?

thanks
 
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