glimmer lines
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reefrunner69
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Add a single incandescent light, like a 60W - 100W bulb. Should be able to do it cheap. The glimmer lines are caused by a pinpoint source of light 
reefrunner69
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I think with such low wattatge bulbs, spectrum wouldn't be an issue, I don't know if you can get one in the "right" spectrum
a cheep led or 2 from radio shack should do it and they give off almost no heat.i get beautiful glimmer lines from the moonlight leds on my t-5 fixture working on getting a decent pic i can post that is not to dark computer and camera challenged.
reefrunner69
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Excellent Idea
chalowolf
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
you can get glimmer lines with pcs , but you have to raise them about a foot or more. I have a white LED flash light and it does a good job of creating glimmer lines at a lower hieght.
c-bass
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what exactly are glimmer lines. I see this topic come up often and am a little unsure about what they are. I presume that it is just an effect given off from the lighting?
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When the light rays hit the bottom of the tank or the surroundings, and a shimmering effect from the tension on the surface is transposed down there... Direct source such as Kevin said, like incandecent clear bulbs, metal halide and LED's are the best source for this...
Oh yeah to simplify,
Like the light shining on the bottom of a pool on a sunny day
Oh yeah to simplify,
Like the light shining on the bottom of a pool on a sunny day
c-bass
Aquarium Advice Activist
Thanks. Thats kinda what I figured but I wanted to clear it up.
c-bass
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Thanks. Thats kinda what I figured but I wanted to clear it up.
actually the "glimmer lines" are caused by some heavy duty physics.
Based on the "wave theory" of light, the lines are caused when two light-waves from a source of light become out of phase. When these two different phased light-waves hit an object and reflect, they combine.
Sometimes they combine and produce a net gain in light, appearing brighter than the surrounding areas. Other times they produce a net loss in light, appearing darker than the surrounding areas.
Searching for light wave interference on google will yeild countless hours of forumla and discussion trying to explain why this occurs.
It is the fact that light is susceptable to wave-interference that has earned light a dual-classifcation as both a wave and a particle. Neat stuff if ya ask me
Based on the "wave theory" of light, the lines are caused when two light-waves from a source of light become out of phase. When these two different phased light-waves hit an object and reflect, they combine.
Sometimes they combine and produce a net gain in light, appearing brighter than the surrounding areas. Other times they produce a net loss in light, appearing darker than the surrounding areas.
Searching for light wave interference on google will yeild countless hours of forumla and discussion trying to explain why this occurs.
It is the fact that light is susceptable to wave-interference that has earned light a dual-classifcation as both a wave and a particle. Neat stuff if ya ask me
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