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Posted: June 12 2008 at 11:14am |
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I want to put some lunar lights on my tank. Current advertises white moon lights as being the most natural. The last sunpod I had had both.
Whats up? And, which of the moon lights would you go with?
The blues I've had in the past seem to me to be the most natural.
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_AquariumPage~PageAlias~lighting_moonlight_moon_lunar_lamp_current_usa.html
I have done searches - and cant seem to find any definitive answers.
At this point its all loony tunes to me....
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Posted: June 12 2008 at 12:43pm |
I like blue, they make the corals look cooler 
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Posted: June 12 2008 at 12:55pm |
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I agree, they look cool.
But what color is best for the fish? The spectrum of light on these are WAY different.
Any ideas on what the experts have found?
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Posted: June 12 2008 at 1:17pm |
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I'm no expert... but I don't thing it really matters...
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Posted: June 12 2008 at 6:08pm |
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Posted: June 12 2008 at 7:55pm |
I bought a blue LED nightlight from Walmart for $1.80 that looks very
nice and gives the water a shimmer as though it were MH. I wonder if I
can find those pics, ah yes...   I removed the lens by prying it off with a screwdriver, plugged it into a cheap extension cord, and secured it under/inside/to the side of the reflector. It's on day and night. Works like a charm for about $5. It's so bright that one is all that's needed for a 75 gal.
Edited by Mark Peterson - June 12 2008 at 7:59pm
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Posted: June 13 2008 at 9:25am |
Eh the fish shouldn't really care because they're sleeping.  I vote blue but I've seen white and that's pretty awesome too. Go with Blue - you'll like how your corals flores
Edited by sukie - June 13 2008 at 10:42am
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Posted: June 13 2008 at 10:24am |
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I use two of the Walmart ones that Mark recommends, and I agree they are awesome!
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Posted: June 13 2008 at 6:53pm |
hodathunk? Walmart huh!  Now I KNOW I'm in for a scientific discussion and debate! LOL OK OK Enough ribbin' Did you seal the connection with caulk or anything?
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Posted: June 14 2008 at 12:48pm |
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I thought that white was more natural as well - but after trying white and blue and a mix, I decided I like the blue more.
White didn't really bring out any color and made the tank look grey.
I just bought some lunar lights from digikits.com and I love them.
http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26386&PID=238390#238390
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