Aquarium black light led9/5/2023 ![]() This keeps the aquarium from being a black hole on the wall and lets the fish rest. We have the "Day Time" lights that light the aquarium and then we have "Disco Mode" lights that come on when the sun goes down. We also had a guest put a decorative painted “find my rock!” whose paint melted off and is now in the aquarium. #5 We also just added 4 snails, 3 algae eaters. The algae blooms (4 now), the ammonia spikes.one step forward and four steps back. I’ve had it two months at this location and.ugh. #4 We started with an already cycled/established tank and moved it 30 miles to the public area of work. I know, I know, but its not MY tank and I have what the owner wanted in there. I've never dealt with so much algae blooms in my 10+ years keeping fish. Having a commercial tank is so much different than having a private tank and you wouldn’t even think. I recently came out of "fishkeeping retirement" from a 55gal to a 125 gal freshwater tank at the request of my employer, who wanted a fish tank at work. I’m not really looking for advise on my tank per se` (I know what a disaster it is ATM,) just a healthy debate on lighting. Here’s a bit of background on "MY" tank and why I would like to have a discussion on this. ![]() If this is the case, wouldn’t it be a moot point since there is more being flushed out from the filter from what’s inside my canister filter? I’ve also seen arguments for the opposite, saying this is helpful. I’ve seen people claim this is killing off the good bacteria on my fish and above the filter. Now if I’m reading the above quote correctly, the blacklight is acting like the UV light inside my filter (which is not on). ![]() Chlorophyll in plants is strongly absorbent of longer wavelength UVA radiation." "Black lights emit ultraviolet radiation in the UVA (320 to 400 nanometer wavelength) and in the UVB (290 to 320 nanometer) region. *Blacklights are not common in aquariums so here are a few basics. *Blue light makes glow items pop, some tanks have it, most don’t. What are your thoughts on these various lights in aquariums, but mostly the blacklight? ![]()
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