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Old 04-30-2010, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Ron99 View Post
Looks flashy (sorry for the pun) but it's not hard to do. Especially on a larger fixture where banks of LEDS are driven by separate driver circuits. Just flash each circuit in order down the tank and you have simulated lightning. The programming should be very simple once you already have a controller in the system.

To me it's more a gimmick. I doubt it has any benefit to the livestock and may actually startle and stress fish. Personally I would never use it.
I have to agree.

While I admit it does look cool, how practical is it really, plus I wouldn't want to scare and stress out my fish with flashing lights.
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