<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12715901#post12715901 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clippo
already been done by yours truly!
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could you imagine a full tank shot with everything just glowing like that? [/B]
I also have a tank like that. It is a 10 gallon with the sides and back blacked out. The hood should be done this week. I am using a Solaris Galileo LED fixture. The blue LEDs are the perfect color.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12723310#post12723310 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clippo
yes, twin flash set-up for that shot with canon 420 and 430 speedlites.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12723933#post12723933 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clippo
although broad range excitation light is a blue colour you are unlikely to see the pure fluorescence effect unless you use a barrier filter for viewing.
What makes my tank shot different is that it was illuminated purely by an intense burst of filtered excitation light alone and the use of a barrier filter recorded the light emitted by fluorescent proteins in the corals.
gotcha, that's what I thought. What im looking to do is setup an auxiliary light fixture that will feature constant illumination of the excitation light so that with glasses could view the whole tank lit up at once for an extended period of time.
would a yellow 'gel' (like they use for spot lights) accomplish the same thing if used as a lense filter or is it actually something more special than that?.
I should have made that clear. I have the back, sides, and top covered in black with a barrier filter on the front. That is why I had to use such a small tank for the project. It is also why I went with LED lighting to help alleviate heat build up in a pretty closed system..