Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board  

Go Back   Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board > General > Reef

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #14  
Old 04-30-2010, 06:44 PM
fishoholic's Avatar
fishoholic fishoholic is offline
Member
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 4,137
fishoholic will become famous soon enough
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron99 View Post
Looks flashy (sorry for the pun) but it's not hard to do. Especially on a larger fixture where banks of LEDS are driven by separate driver circuits. Just flash each circuit in order down the tank and you have simulated lightning. The programming should be very simple once you already have a controller in the system.

To me it's more a gimmick. I doubt it has any benefit to the livestock and may actually startle and stress fish. Personally I would never use it.
I have to agree.

While I admit it does look cool, how practical is it really, plus I wouldn't want to scare and stress out my fish with flashing lights.
__________________
One more fish should be ok?, right!!! - Laurie
Reply With Quote
 


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 11:53 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.