Night time lighting?

Mahlady · 02-04-2013, 06:04 PM

Does anyone know what kind of "bulbs" or colored bulbs I can use in a clip on spotlight for nighttime viewing of my tanks?

I don't want the plants or fish affected, but since I have these 2 clipon desklamps, I wanted to set them up to sort of "spotlight" the tanks at night until bedtime.

Is there a colored bulb I could use that won't be "light" for the plants?

**Hoppy** · 02-04-2013, 06:23 PM

"Moon lights" are the usual solution to that problem. They can be white or blue, but at a low enough intensity that they don't produce enough PAR to affect the plants.

discgo · 02-04-2013, 06:35 PM

Plants don't do much within the green spectrum.

Something like this ebay item #300557862239 would probably work

02-04-2013, 06:04 PM	#1
Mahlady Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Northern IL. Posts: 84	Night time lighting? Does anyone know what kind of "bulbs" or colored bulbs I can use in a clip on spotlight for nighttime viewing of my tanks? I don't want the plants or fish affected, but since I have these 2 clipon desklamps, I wanted to set them up to sort of "spotlight" the tanks at night until bedtime. Is there a colored bulb I could use that won't be "light" for the plants? __________________ Taking life one day at a time

02-04-2013, 06:23 PM	#2
Hoppy Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (57/100%) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 17,287	"Moon lights" are the usual solution to that problem. They can be white or blue, but at a low enough intensity that they don't produce enough PAR to affect the plants. __________________ Hoppy

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02-04-2013, 06:35 PM	#3
discgo Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: out wandering around Posts: 77	Plants don't do much within the green spectrum. Something like this ebay item #300557862239 would probably work __________________ The Tinker Tank Sessions "20 The Long Way"