Lighting Question
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:27 pm
Sorry to ask a non-puffer question, but you guys are the best.
Today I bought some cardinal tetras (Metallic aqua blue with a red tail) to go with my dwarf rams. I want to have my two dwarfs in with a small school of these fish and that's it. I bought two tetras today to see if they will be compatible.
The lighting fixture and bulb on the tank is brand new, is nice and bright with a slight purple hue...
The bulb says it is a AQUEON rapid start, 8,000k
This light has made my rams look beautiful, but the cardinal tetras not so much
Instead of a solid band of aqua blue metallic..I am getting aqua blue metallic at the head and in small streaks along the side, and the rest is a deeper shade of blue and not so metallic looking. Still beautiful..but not as beautiful as it could be.
I know nothing about lighting..so I thought maybe you guys would know if I need a different kind of light.
Thanks in advance!
Today I bought some cardinal tetras (Metallic aqua blue with a red tail) to go with my dwarf rams. I want to have my two dwarfs in with a small school of these fish and that's it. I bought two tetras today to see if they will be compatible.
The lighting fixture and bulb on the tank is brand new, is nice and bright with a slight purple hue...
The bulb says it is a AQUEON rapid start, 8,000k
This light has made my rams look beautiful, but the cardinal tetras not so much
Instead of a solid band of aqua blue metallic..I am getting aqua blue metallic at the head and in small streaks along the side, and the rest is a deeper shade of blue and not so metallic looking. Still beautiful..but not as beautiful as it could be.
I know nothing about lighting..so I thought maybe you guys would know if I need a different kind of light.
Thanks in advance!
