Cold Cathode UVs?

[Grymtooth]

So, I remembered a while back of using Cold Cathode UV lights in computer cases to show off colors more, and I was wondering, would cold cathode UVs benefit coral at all? Hurt corals? No difference? Just looking for more "pop" without spending another $300-400 on new lighting that I cannot afford at the moment.

These are kind of what I was looking at:
http://www.coolerguys.com/840556011064.html

Thanks!
Jordan

[AJ]

The blue lights are what really make corals fluoresce.  You could get a few blue LED strips inexpensively to supplement your current lighting to have that "pop".

Something like this would be cheap.
http://www.amazon.com/LEDENET-Blue-Super-Bright-30LEDs/dp/B00PAYPTVQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1459542505&sr=8-4&keywords=aquarium+blue+led

[Gary]

The UV spectrum can make the coral pop, but can also have sterilizing effect. Just be cautious.
Gary

[muttley000]

I didn't see a wavelength in the spec. I added a couple 400 nm to my led arrays and noticed a difference, but I don't honk I would have been able to distinguish it from adding more blues.

[Grymtooth]

Well, I found out that my cathodes were subjected to a cleaning frenzy and are no longer an option, so I guess that solves that question pretty quick.

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