Harry Marsh
04-29-2012, 08:36 PM
This annoys me to no end.
I've got a 'show' aquarium in the kitchen
75 gallon seaclear acrylic
I used to have some nice manzanita in it (recently removed)
No matter what I do, I can't seem to illuminate the fish in the seaclear tank.
2 red turks in it now, but sometimes i will put all 6 fish in there: they are all dark looking unless they're sitting in the front of the aquarium
Is it the black background in that seaclear? Is that the difference? Black background absorbing light?
The video shows what I mean.
Glass 55 gallon in the garage: fish looks beautiful from any direction or spot in the tank. And any light setup makes them 'pop'
All 6 fish are the same: alexander piwowarski red turks
I realize the 75 gallon is 18" deep while the 55 gallon is 12" deep
Is that the difference? Width of the tank?
Or is it the black background on the 75?
I am ready to scrap the 75 and get a white background aquarium (or a 12" wide aquarium)
Or, is it my lighting?
I have cheap fluorescents in the garage. Fancy timer T5 on the seaclear. I have even tried multiple lights on the seaclear and doesn't seem to help much (if any)
Very aggravated. Suggestions?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6jpPd0xvrw
I've got a 'show' aquarium in the kitchen
75 gallon seaclear acrylic
I used to have some nice manzanita in it (recently removed)
No matter what I do, I can't seem to illuminate the fish in the seaclear tank.
2 red turks in it now, but sometimes i will put all 6 fish in there: they are all dark looking unless they're sitting in the front of the aquarium
Is it the black background in that seaclear? Is that the difference? Black background absorbing light?
The video shows what I mean.
Glass 55 gallon in the garage: fish looks beautiful from any direction or spot in the tank. And any light setup makes them 'pop'
All 6 fish are the same: alexander piwowarski red turks
I realize the 75 gallon is 18" deep while the 55 gallon is 12" deep
Is that the difference? Width of the tank?
Or is it the black background on the 75?
I am ready to scrap the 75 and get a white background aquarium (or a 12" wide aquarium)
Or, is it my lighting?
I have cheap fluorescents in the garage. Fancy timer T5 on the seaclear. I have even tried multiple lights on the seaclear and doesn't seem to help much (if any)
Very aggravated. Suggestions?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6jpPd0xvrw