Night Dive Fluorescence HiTec LEDs corals Rotes Meer Reef Check

Why? Warum? Explanations see on my home page http//www.uni-due.de/zoophysiologie . Reef forming corals are under natural and anthropogenic (human) threats worldwide. We now developed a HiTec fluorescence lamp with strong intensity which is superior to commercially available lamps. It can distinguish between living and dead corals in large scale scanning. Even small regenerating coral polyps can be detected by this method in night dives. The corals contain species-specific pigments of the GFP (green fluorescent proteins)-family, which are responsible for their specific color.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• corals
• fluorescence
• coral
• bleaching
• reef
• check
• environment
• protection
• night
• dive
• HiTec
• LEDs

[Watermann007]

I am trying til make a Bright UV-torch for underwater use. Do you have any hints who to do? The singel one that you can buy in USA is not very powerfull.

[horstartur]

@Watermann007

I used special blue HiTec LEDs sponsored by OSRAM. However, you could use royal-blue CREE LEDs, which are commercially available.You can contact me under horst.grunz et uni-due.de

[nativeskater1]

very nice

[dherlich]

This is fantastic! The UV lights really make the reef look other worldly.