Wow! What a difference!

[NL146]

It always amazes me to see the difference between viewing my corals and fish through the glass and looking at them from the open top. From above the colors are much more vivid and distinctive with variations in color shades. I wish I had the top view from the front lol! Does starphire/low iron glass make a huge difference?

I use leds btw.

 

[thirty5]

Yes the glass makes a pretty big difference. The clearer the glass the more natural since they will not get discolored. Also remember that you want to look directly through the glass at a right angle for the "best" view, even on a flat pane of glass. While you may not see much of a difference there is since the light has to refract through the glass instead of straight through it.

 

[NL146]

Yeah. I get that refraction is robbing my colors lol! But the difference is remarkable.

 

[thirty5]

Top down photos always look much much much better too.

 

[guarda]

If you have clams, ime top down viewing can even show patterns that are unnoticeable through glass.

 

[NL146]

If you have clams, ime top down viewing can even show patterns that are unnoticeable through glass.

+1. My clam looks nice through the glass. It looks spectacular top down.

 

[Zuska]

yup top downs always make a difference Nigel.

 

[NL146]

yup top downs always make a difference Nigel.

Yeah, I'm going to have to go swimming with my fish lol!

 

[44santababy]

funny, i bought two clams from DD and they were advertised as turquoise. I put them in my tank and they were blue as blueberrys. I call them to tell them that the wrong clams were sent. She tells me to look at them over the water. UNREAL...totally turquoise! lol

 

[PolandSpring]

Top down is the best. Itsone of the main reasons i bought a frag tank bc its only 12" high and i can look top down all the time!

 

[NL146]

Top down is the best. Itsone of the main reasons i bought a frag tank bc its only 12" high and i can look top down all the time!

I'm thinking about it