Hey guys, I've kept a few fish before, but never really been a hardcore aquarist like a lot of the guys here, so please be patient =)
As I understand it, the higher the color temperature of your lights, the less algae grows (generally speaking). So, UV lights which are higher frequencies than blue should be of a higher color temperature, right? So if I throw in some UV light into my DIY light fixture, that should shift the color temperature up, or so I would think.
I'm just afraid of a) exposing my fish to too much UV light, and b) not giving the fish enough light from my blue (or maybe green- haven't decided yet) CCFLs.
I realize that B isn't so much a problem with the UV lights, but I'm still thinking that UV light contributes watts/gallon, so I don't want to give them too much light overall, and compensate by removing some of the CCFLs.
I'd appreciate your expert opinions =)
As I understand it, the higher the color temperature of your lights, the less algae grows (generally speaking). So, UV lights which are higher frequencies than blue should be of a higher color temperature, right? So if I throw in some UV light into my DIY light fixture, that should shift the color temperature up, or so I would think.
I'm just afraid of a) exposing my fish to too much UV light, and b) not giving the fish enough light from my blue (or maybe green- haven't decided yet) CCFLs.
I realize that B isn't so much a problem with the UV lights, but I'm still thinking that UV light contributes watts/gallon, so I don't want to give them too much light overall, and compensate by removing some of the CCFLs.
I'd appreciate your expert opinions =)