OK, I'm planning colors for my case, and I'm wondering what effect other colors would have on UV lights. For example, if I have a UV cathode and a cathode of another color (red, for example), would the effect of the UV be diminished or eliminated? Can UV lighting be combined with any colors and still make the reactive stuff glow? On another note, I'm shooting for a black/red theme with either white or purple/UV for contrast. Any designers out there think this will all go well together?
The UV stuff will still glow, but not as noticeably as with only UV. I tested UVdye and water with UV and red CCFLs. The effect was still noticeable, but less than with only UV
is this because of the brightness of the red ccfls, or is it that the red, bloo, green, or whatnot "blocks" the UV slightly?
I've currently got a blue and a UV in there... you can see the effect, but it's not very bright... it does stand out a bit though.
It's caused by the brightness of the red CCFLs. UV is light, just a shorter wavelength, so the red light has no direct effect on it.
Exactly. Think of it like this. You have a flash light. Looks bright in the dark. Now turn on the room lights. The flash light looks dimmer. Obviously it didn't get dimmer. But relative to the brightness of everything, it doesn't seem as bright. The same thing goes with the UV. Whatever is uv reactive will still glow but if you have a bright cathode in there, it may drown out the light from the uv reactive stuff.
