James S Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Hello. I've recently been planning to move my pair of Electric Blue Acara to their own tank from the community tank they're in now. I'm planning on it just being the two of them in a 40 breeder so I can experiment with breeding and to just enjoy them a little more. Since the tank will be focused around them, I was thinking of getting a light that would specifically make their blue colors pop. Any recommendations? Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 In terms of complimentary, you'd literally just want a light you can control. I would suggest highlighting the blue, yellow, and green tones if possible. If you have something like a fluval 3.0 this is how I do it.... Everything is a ratio based off the "pure white" value. Highlight Cool Tones: Pure White: 55% Cool White: 45% Warm White: 30% Red: 30% Blue: 10-15% (normally very low) Highlight Warm Tones: Pure White: 55% Cool White: 30% Warm White: 45% Red: 45% Blue: 1-5% p.s. welcome to the forums! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James S Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 10/13/2022 at 7:26 PM, nabokovfan87 said: In terms of complimentary, you'd literally just want a light you can control. I would suggest highlighting the blue, yellow, and green tones if possible. If you have something like a fluval 3.0 this is how I do it.... Everything is a ratio based off the "pure white" value. Highlight Cool Tones: Pure White: 55% Cool White: 45% Warm White: 30% Red: 30% Blue: 10-15% (normally very low) Highlight Warm Tones: Pure White: 55% Cool White: 30% Warm White: 45% Red: 45% Blue: 1-5% p.s. welcome to the forums! I see, thank you for the detailed answer! I have a fluval 3.0 on the tank they’re in now so I’ll give it a shot. And thank you for the welcome 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Fluval 3.0 is awesome! I have mine shifting to reds and blues as a sunset, and my discus really show great during the transition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James S Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 10/13/2022 at 9:45 PM, Ken Burke said: Fluval 3.0 is awesome! I have mine shifting to reds and blues as a sunset, and my discus really show great during the transition. Thank you for the reply! I have a 3.0 on the tank the fish are in now but I haven’t played with settings too much. Looks like I have some tinkering to do! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Burke Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 To give a little more insight in what I’m doing…. I started with the whites about 5% higher . It was better than my old lights in terms of algae control, but I necked it down for even better results…. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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