can lights be too bright for puffers??

volcomkrew4life · Post by **volcomkrew4life** » Wed May 18, 2011 8:31 pm

i've had these crappy dull yellowish lights for my green spotted puffer's tank for a while now and tried putting fluorescent spiral bulbs in today and they make everything SO much clearer and nicer and really bring out his colors. i really like the way they make the tank look, i'm just wondering if they'll be too much for the little guy? can lights be too bright for GSPs? will they stress him out at all?

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Wed May 18, 2011 8:37 pm

I doubt it, there are people running 10k watt bulbs for plants

J-P · Post by **J-P** » Wed May 18, 2011 8:40 pm

xrayjeeper83 wrote:I doubt it, there are people running 10k watt bulbs for plants

10k is the color spectrum not the power consumption.

I believe that many fish are less responsive in bright light. They are usually more active during dim hours of dusk and dawn.

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Wed May 18, 2011 8:57 pm

whatever J-P LOL, ok so i dont know crap about light other then it comes on for 8 hours a day lol

J-P · Post by **J-P** » Wed May 18, 2011 9:00 pm

at 10,000 watts that is a serious set up!

volcomkrew4life · Post by **volcomkrew4life** » Wed May 18, 2011 9:02 pm

so J-P do you think i should just leave the dim lights?

J-P · Post by **J-P** » Wed May 18, 2011 9:10 pm

hard to say .. depends on how your tank is set up, how much structure is in there etc... test it out and see how your little guy reacts. You can always change it back

volcomkrew4life · Post by **volcomkrew4life** » Wed May 18, 2011 9:13 pm

alright, sounds good. thanks=]

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Thu May 19, 2011 12:49 am

10,000k is white, very bright.

volcomkrew4life · Post by **volcomkrew4life** » Thu May 19, 2011 11:10 pm

pufferpunk, do you think it would be okay to use the lights i wanna use? they're 14 watt fluorescent spiral bulbs. MUCH brighter than the indancescent long bulbs that i'm using right now but still not like blinding to look at. would it be possible for them to stress him out at all?

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Fri May 20, 2011 1:39 am

If they are too bright, get a tall plant that bends over the top of the water, to shade him.

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