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- From: sonny@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (joseph.j.de rosa)
- Subject: Re: What light can fish see/not see?
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:24:52 GMT
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- In article <flick.727741055@cwis> flick@cwis.unomaha.edu (John Anderson) writes:
- >I have found that my fish and I do not keep the same hours. :)
- >
- >I would like to be able to view my fish during the night (say until
- >3am or so), but I don't want to turn on my lights and end up stessing
- >my fish.
- >
- >So, my question is: What color light can I use on my aquarium for night
- >time viewing? The intensity does not have to be incredibly strong, as
- >it will be dark in the rest of the room. Thanks in advance!
-
- I have worked an evening tour a few times, and just set my timers to my
- schedule. The lights went on at 3:00pm, and went off about 1:30am. I was
- able to see (and feed) the fish before leaving for work, and watch them at
- night before going to bed. The fish adapted without any problems. They also
- seemed to adapt to my tour shifts without any problems, but I tried to change
- the schedule over a week or so (timers are wonderful things).
-
- You COULD use a dim RED bulb to watch noctournal fish, but keep the intensity
- real dim. This will work for all but the most light sensitive fish. Of course,
- most community fish will just stay asleep and still, so this isn't the most
- interesting way to watch your average community tank.
-
- Joe DeRosa
- jderosa@attmail.att.com
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