Ever dove with a UV light?

[sbw2131]

Hi there! I'm new to ScubaBoard, been diving for a few years now. I live in Central California, and love going for night dives right off the beach--whether we're hunting for lobster or out for fun.

Ever gone for a dive with a UV light? I've recently discovered the joy of looking at tidepools under a UV light, but haven't yet gone out for a proper dive with one. Very eager to, but have had a winter of big churn and bad visibility--hopefully soon!

 

[Scuba fryd]

never had the thougt but now its a must try!

 

[pisauron]

I did in the red sea and it's like being in a rave. All the reef just lights up crazy.

 

[-JD-]

Yes, in the Bahamas off Blackbeard's.

It is interesting for a while, but ended up feeling like mostly a novelty. Maybe under different flora\fauna circumstances it would be more dramatic.

 

[Jai Bar]

I carry one for night dives (Red Sea), it is always fun diving in deep purple mode. Brain corals, for example, glow amazingly in UV.

You can see the difference when illuminated with regular light vs UV in attached photo.

Some seashells glow bright red under UV light

It is good also to spot scorpions from large distance.

 

[Rilelen]

I've done night dives (and cavern dives) with several buddies who have UV lights; it's a fun source of entertainment to switch things up a bit, but I usually let them swim around with it, then wave me over when they find something fun to look at.

Unfortunately, that often seems to be my white-and-teal fins :/

 

[ScubaBunga]

By far not my best video - but a short using UV light: There are different corals that reflect differently - some were green, some were bright gold, the short just shows some of the bleached coral glowing nicely. There were others around me with white lights too - again not my best video.

 

[Rbolton6]

had the opportunity to use one while on liveaboard in Bahamas. It was really cool and exciting.

 

[davecampbell]

we did a fluorescent night dive @ Sunscapes in Curaçao for my wife's birthday. They supplied the UV lights and the yellow filter to go over your mask... it was a pretty cool experience.

 

[Pressurehead]

Yes, snorkel over a shallow reef here at night, no other light, just UV.
Do turtles see UV, I have never seen so may in such a small area, they just turned up as group?

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