I’ve had this tank for about 9 months now. While it’s been very beautiful, my background has been rough. First it was a simple foggy-glass film. Then I removed that to try to add a white one, which only looked worse.
But finally, I was able to afford a dream item - a lightscreen.
And damn, the difference is insane lol. It may show off the algae more, but it really makes the colors pop.
Generally the lights are for the aquarist and plants. The fish don't care
Are they generally kept on all the time or set on a timer?
I plan on getting a timer for these, but currently I turn them on and off manually. I only have them on when the over-tank lights are on, so 1pm to 8pm. Sometimes I’ll turn the backlight off early.
So far I’m not sure if it bothers the fish, they seem to be acting normal
Generally you'll want to have them on a time to prevent things like algae from taking over the tank