Which Light is best to show off the colours of fish?

[Mickle]

For my 80 gallon tank I have 2 trocal lights and a triton. The triton is
positioned at the front to highlight the fish colours. However, I understand
it's not great in that it encourages algae. I don't want 3 'plant' lights
as the tank will look too yellow. Can anyone recommend an alternative front
light which is strong enough to overcome the yellow effect of the other 2
lights, will highlight the fish colours and will not encourage algae too
much?

Thanks in advance.

[Christopher]

I use an actinic 03 in the center, what is a triton?

"Mickle" THIS.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in
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> For my 80 gallon tank I have 2 trocal lights and a triton. The triton is
> positioned at the front to highlight the fish colours. However, I
understand
> it's not great in that it encourages algae. I don't want 3 'plant' lights
> as the tank will look too yellow. Can anyone recommend an alternative
front
> light which is strong enough to overcome the yellow effect of the other 2
> lights, will highlight the fish colours and will not encourage algae too
> much?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
>

[Dave M. Picklyk]

I've found that the bright blue 18,000K Hagen PowerGlo bulb shows off fish
colors accurately and vividly. Concerning algae promotion, the colour or
intensity of light will not really be a factor...only if you have a high
wattage per gallon without proper fertilization and sufficient C02.

--
Dave Picklyk
www.picklyk.com/aquascape

"Mickle" THIS.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in
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> For my 80 gallon tank I have 2 trocal lights and a triton. The triton is
> positioned at the front to highlight the fish colours. However, I
understand
> it's not great in that it encourages algae. I don't want 3 'plant' lights
> as the tank will look too yellow. Can anyone recommend an alternative
front
> light which is strong enough to overcome the yellow effect of the other 2
> lights, will highlight the fish colours and will not encourage algae too
> much?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>