i bought a blacklight for my aquarium intending to use it for moonlight. i only tried it last night, and thought it looked really good. it didnt make the water purple, it just had a nice very dim natural kind of shadowy light to it... like real moonlight. i could only see the silhouette of my O as he was swimming. my oscar also has no white on him though.. a white fish or fish with bright white stripes or whatever on him may look really neat, but idk if itd bug the fish.
if you were wondering about blacklight, it does look good, like i just said. it still made my white shirt glow when i went to bed(my bed is right next to my fish tank). in my tank i have black substrate and a black background though, as well as fake plants positioned to look like theyre floating at the top of the water, right under the light to diffuse my daylight more and have more shady areas for my Oscar.
i have a few questions and concerns after reading the label on the blacklight package and researching a tiny bit.
on the blacklight package it says "...can cause sunburn with prolonged exposure.."
i thought that was interesting so i looked it up.
i found out that prolonged exposure to the UV light in blacklights can cause damage if you dont wear eye protection, like in a tanning bed.
considering a fishes eyes are always open, idk if thats good. idk if its good for their skin either, but naturally fish in sunny streams and whatnot most likely get more sun exposure than ppl bc of water's reflective qualities.. so is a fishs skin less sensitive to UV rays? my O likes dim lighting though..
UV rays also sterilize, as many of you know. but im assuming its a much stronger type of UV light than a blacklight that people get for their aquariums to sterilize the water or whatever.
idk if these blacklights that i got at walmart are true "black light"- which is light in the near UV range, just short of visible light"
does anyone know any more about this? is it safe to use for an aquariums moonlight?
if you were wondering about blacklight, it does look good, like i just said. it still made my white shirt glow when i went to bed(my bed is right next to my fish tank). in my tank i have black substrate and a black background though, as well as fake plants positioned to look like theyre floating at the top of the water, right under the light to diffuse my daylight more and have more shady areas for my Oscar.
i have a few questions and concerns after reading the label on the blacklight package and researching a tiny bit.
on the blacklight package it says "...can cause sunburn with prolonged exposure.."
i thought that was interesting so i looked it up.
i found out that prolonged exposure to the UV light in blacklights can cause damage if you dont wear eye protection, like in a tanning bed.
considering a fishes eyes are always open, idk if thats good. idk if its good for their skin either, but naturally fish in sunny streams and whatnot most likely get more sun exposure than ppl bc of water's reflective qualities.. so is a fishs skin less sensitive to UV rays? my O likes dim lighting though..
UV rays also sterilize, as many of you know. but im assuming its a much stronger type of UV light than a blacklight that people get for their aquariums to sterilize the water or whatever.
idk if these blacklights that i got at walmart are true "black light"- which is light in the near UV range, just short of visible light"
does anyone know any more about this? is it safe to use for an aquariums moonlight?
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