The ATI Aqua Blue lamp offers a reasonable rendition of 10 m deep oceanic water which brings up the question do we really wish to replicate the blueness of deeper waters? Certainly, this is a personal choice, but I suspect that an aquarium illuminated by only blue lamps will be the choice of few hobbyists. I tend to think that the majority of reef-keepers would prefer a warmer look, one where color rendition is accented by the yellow, orange and red wavelengths of low-Kelvin fluorescent lamps.

The question is not if we can imitate light-at-depth, but if we actually want to. Unless the goal is to illustrate coral host ti

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