Noviceafter2yea
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I finally found LED bulbs for my 14 gallon which is just home to 4 (the 5th died) glow light tetras. Up until now, the lights I've been using have been very dull, yellowish lights that got really hot. They came with the aquarium.
I installed the new bulbs and really dig the way they look, but in doing my research whether I need to adjust the amount of hours they are on, I learned these fish actually prefer dim lights and the environment should be on the darker side - ironically the wood that I have in there which casts a brownish hue and I considered replacing, is apparently a helpful way to facilitate this darkness.
Any thoughts whether go back to yellow, dull, depressing-to-me bulbs? I don't mind keeping the wood in there. It has been in there since the tank was cycled and has not affected the ph level with regular water testing.
Thanks.
I installed the new bulbs and really dig the way they look, but in doing my research whether I need to adjust the amount of hours they are on, I learned these fish actually prefer dim lights and the environment should be on the darker side - ironically the wood that I have in there which casts a brownish hue and I considered replacing, is apparently a helpful way to facilitate this darkness.
Any thoughts whether go back to yellow, dull, depressing-to-me bulbs? I don't mind keeping the wood in there. It has been in there since the tank was cycled and has not affected the ph level with regular water testing.
Thanks.