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Actinic Lighting And Eye Damage?

April 26, 2017Actinic damage eye lighting

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Actinic Lighting And Eye Damage?

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Heya Crew! I keep an actinic light on for a few hours after the regular lights turn off. Purely for the aesthetic night-time effect of the glowing corals. I understand that “black lights” are damaging to human eyes due to the UV light they put out, and was curious as to whether or not actinics have the same or similar damaging effect… not so much for my own health but for my Undulated Moray (Gymnothorax undulatus) which, being nocturnal, is primarily out and about when only the actinic light is on (and then of course all night when they’re off). I couldn’t find anything about it in the faq’s and I do apologize if it has already been asked and I over looked it. Thank you all for your time and knowledge, it really makes things so much easier and more enjoyable for us amateurs 🙂