Dancing In The Moonlight

[ColR1948]

I bought 2 of those moonlights to try out, I put one in a tank a couple of days ago, switched on after lights out, the fish seem to like it.

Any way today I put the other one in a different tank, I switched the lights off including the room light, left them to it for a while, just had a look now and they are all dancing up the the light, including the Corys, they too have joined in.
They swim up the light then drift back with the current then go at it again, I watched them for a while and left them to it, have any of you had this?

 

[DrSlackBladder]

Never had the lights, but thinking of doing it for my tank. Which ones did you get, from where, how much? Thanks.

 

[ColR1948]

I got them here:

http/goo.gl/79YBg

Took about 5 days to arrive but they were cheap and seem OK.

I read on here about the fish getting the slight shock when lights go out and come on so thought I would try these.

 

[DrSlackBladder]

I want some for the same reason; do you leave them all all the time, even when the day tubes are on?

 

[ColR1948]

No, I only turn them on at night, not tried them in the day to be honest, they look good though with the room lights off as well.

 

[ColR1948]

Wondering about these moon lights I just bought, as stated above in one of the tanks the fish livened up no end and seemed to like swimming up the light and drifting back with the current then going at it again, well I left them to it.
Later after about 3 hours I looked again and they were still doing it, I was starting to think should I turn it off but I thought the purpose was to keep them on all night or am I wrong, I was thinking they would tire themselves out keeping this up?

 

[Bugdozer]

These look like the exact same lights I got for my tank. They were great at first but now after 6 months approximately half the LED's have fritzed out and stopped working, so it's half as bright. And I keep them out of the water itself, so I guess it's condensation getting in. I never had the fish prancing up at then, but I have different fish to you.

 

[Animal Lover 2000]

I was starting to think should I turn it off but I thought the purpose was to keep them on all night or am I wrong

never leave any lights on all night
heres what you could do
in the morning and thoughout the day put the white light on
when it gets dark at night but the blue lights on and white off (are they blue?)
when you go to bed turn all lights off

 

[ColR1948]

Yep that is what I've started doing, thanks.

 

[Animal Lover 2000]

yuor welcome