- Mon May 02, 2022 4:41 pm
#409862
So I was shining a uv365 light at stuff yesterday and found that some sphagnum heads glow a noticeable greenish yellow. I thought it might be just the dead or dried out bits but that wasn’t the case. Looking more carefully, other heads had a subtle blue or purple color.
This link has some photos that are exactly what mine looked like:
https://www.ultravioletphotography.com/ ... of-lichen/
Has anyone else observed this in their sphagnum cultures? I’m so curious about it!
The comments in the link mentioned that chlorophyll had a red glow but I didn’t see more red in the moss that appears more green in daylight. I also didn’t observe more fluorescence in new growth. It seemed like it might be a specific species. I have a mix of species and have not attempted to ID them.
Also discovered that spiderwebs glow white… And there are lots of white spots in my tank
This link has some photos that are exactly what mine looked like:
https://www.ultravioletphotography.com/ ... of-lichen/
Has anyone else observed this in their sphagnum cultures? I’m so curious about it!
The comments in the link mentioned that chlorophyll had a red glow but I didn’t see more red in the moss that appears more green in daylight. I also didn’t observe more fluorescence in new growth. It seemed like it might be a specific species. I have a mix of species and have not attempted to ID them.
Also discovered that spiderwebs glow white… And there are lots of white spots in my tank