Coral proteins & Fluorescents

[puffster]

Is there another wavelength of UV available other than the standard Purplish spectrum? One that will fluoresce or pick up any other protein other than Green? I only ask because on the science based research, the higher the fluorescents of a given coral the healthier the coral is as far as the hosting zooxanthellae. I would like to find a UV spectrum that I could check the rest of my corals with. If anyone knows of or has heard of anything like I have described. Please post! Would love to find out what might work...always thinking in this hobby.

Thanks,
Ernie

 

[rtparty]

Well UV is Ultra Violet so it will be violet to the human eye. Depending on who is doing the marketing, that can range from 380ish to 420nm. However, 420 is NOT UV. It is Violet (not purple, Purple is a mix of blue and red.)

Maybe I am misunderstanding the question though

 

[brad]

400nm and 450nm are both purplish but flouresce different proteins, green is by far the most common color flouresce by either.

 

[puffster]

Just asking if there is a color temperature or Spectrum of UV that would excite the other colors of fluorescent proteins. One that the field scientist haven't come upon yet.