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2. Aquarium lighting - Wikipedia

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   Freshwater aquarium lighting is commonly provided by screw-in incandescent bulbs, fluorescent tubes and LED lamps. Incandescent lighting is becoming less popular because it uses much more energy and produces more heat than the other lighting types. [1] Compact fluorescent lighting with a compatible screw-in base is frequently used as a direct ...

3. Full-spectrum light - Wikipedia

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   The use of full spectrum lighting assists aquarium plants to grow and aids in the health of the fish and the tank as a whole. While plants have adapted to the reception of real sunlight, full spectrum light bulbs often mimic the emphasis of wavelengths of sunlight enough that plants are stimulated to grow.

4. Reef aquarium - Wikipedia

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   A reef aquarium or reef tank is a marine aquarium that prominently displays live corals and other marine invertebrates as well as fish that play a role in maintaining the tropical coral reef environment. A reef aquarium requires appropriately intense lighting, turbulent water movement, and more stable water chemistry than fish-only marine ...

5. Marine aquarium - Wikipedia

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   A marine aquarium is an aquarium that keeps marine plants and animals in a contained environment. Marine aquaria are further subdivided by hobbyists into fish only ( FO ), fish only with live rock ( FOWLR ), and reef aquaria. Fish only tanks often showcase large or aggressive marine fish species and generally rely on mechanical and chemical ...

6. Anglerfish - Wikipedia

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   The spawn of the anglerfish of the genus Lophius consists of a thin sheet of transparent gelatinous material 25 cm (10 in) wide and greater than 10 m (33 ft) long. [39] Such an egg sheet is rare among fish. The eggs in this sheet are in a single layer, each in its own cavity. The spawn is free in the sea.

7. Vision in fish - Wikipedia

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   Fish vision is mediated by four visual pigments that absorb various wavelengths of light. Each pigment is constructed from a chromophore and the transmembrane protein, known as opsin. Mutations in opsin have allowed for visual diversity, including variation in wavelength absorption. [21]

8. Fishing light attractor - Wikipedia

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   A fishing light attractor is a fishing aid that uses lights attached to structures above water or suspended underwater to attract fish and members of their food chain. Fish are typically most attracted to true-green light colors. [1] Light attractors work by taking advantage of phototactic behavior exhibited by many species of fish that are ...

9. Metal-halide lamp - Wikipedia

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   Metal-halide lamp. Metal halide lamp bulb (type /O with arc tube shield) A common spectrum of metal halide lamps in North America. Metal halide floodlights at a baseball field. Metal halide lamps were invented by Charles Proteus Steinmetz in 1912 and are now used in almost every city in the world. A metal-halide lamp is an electrical lamp that ...