Moonlight

[joyski58]

I was wondering if blue lunar light is any better than white lunar light for our reef aquariums, or vice versa? Or is it just personal preference? Any opinions? JKJ

 

[Reef4Fun]

I haven't used my moonlights for nearly a year. I spilt some saltwater on the outlet and it started smoking, so I just unplugged them. As far as being good for, I don't think it makes a difference, my tank has done amazingly well. This is just my opinion though.

 

[phljess]

Moonlight is not really a necessity, it is suppose to promote spawning behaviors in fish and corals but for most people it is not a must have.

 

[LtPiper]

I don't have any moonlights on my breeding clowns tank and they seem to spawn just fine with out them.

 

[Brock Fluharty]

I like them just because you can see what goes on in your tank when the lights go out. You can see any hitchhikers, or small inverts that may be nocturnal.

 

[Reef4Fun]

yeah, my damsels breed without them every other week, LOL. But I did like the looks of them, as Brock said, you can enjoy your nocturnal animals much easier with moonlights.

 

[joyski58]

I get Coral Magazine (great magazine BTW) (not too technical, not too general) and one author mentioned he felt that his tank should never be completely dark; that fish can/do run into things in complete darkness and that the ocean is never in total darkness except in very deep waters. I found that "interesting," but not necessarily the reason I want to add lunars. Nor is fish spawning; I have a clown pair that lay eggs 2 x a month. Since it's a reef tank, I'm thinking about the corals more than the fish. Moon light is a natural thing for a lot of corals. I'd like to see examples of blue and white lunars, if anyone can post photos or direct me to photo samples. Ebay has some but they just don't look "realistic". JKJ

 

[Brock Fluharty]

I will get some pics tonight of mine. Mine are the white ones, and I prefer them. They give that silvery look, very realistic. Looks like real moonlight.

 

[supernareg]

ya i just got a new fixture with white LED lights, tank looks BEAUTIFUL, the blue LED's arent as nice... cause moon gives off this whiteish color not a blue color. white = way tto go

 

[firefish2020]

Actually the white may look more natural but I think you will find that the blues replicate a light shift at lower levels on the reef where the "white moon light" is filtered down to the blue spectrum. In nature it's dim, in our systems it's pretty bright and can cause feeding responses in coral/fish as well as trigger spawns in fish. Thats said though in our basic reef systems, I think it's more for looks than anything.

 

[joyski58]

Okay. Now I'm thinking half white and half blue. Anyone ever done this out there?

 

[firefish2020]

Quality is bad but you can see the results of the blue moons on the aqualight pro.

http://www.ronedmedia.com/Ronswebstuff/sleepyreef.wmv