"Fluorescent dive" light

[highlandfarmwv]

Anyone know where to buy the UV light and mask cover to do the fluorescent dives? Thanks

 

[Doc]

Sport Diving « NIGHTSEA

You can go all sorts of crazy with this stuff, but if you want to do photography, brighter and bigger is better.

For just leading Night Naturalist dives, I simply use an Inova X5-UV stuffed into any 2xC cell u/w light. Inova X5 UV LED Flashlight

More than one way to skin a cat.... These photos were made with 5 Inova's in an old ikelite housing.

See more at UV Black Light of Corals Photos by Doc_Adelman | Photobucket

 

[scubafied]

Do a quick Google search and you'll find a few different options that are ready to go or you can build one fairly inexpensively as Roatan Man suggested. Here are just a couple:

LIGHT & MOTION || SOLA NIGHTSEA
Buy Big Blue Fluoro Diving Kit for CF250 Light from Leisure Pro

 

[JesperS]

For just leading Night Naturalist dives, I simply use an Inova X5-UV stuffed into any 2xC cell u/w light. Inova X5 UV LED Flashlight

Could you expand a little on the process involved, cause that looks like the cheapest alternative, by far, and will be plenty for someone doing very rare night dives.

 

[LarsB]

Could you expand a little on the process involved, cause that looks like the cheapest alternative, by far, and will be plenty for someone doing very rare night dives.

The problem with UV is that the fluorescence excited by true UV light is rather poor, compared to the use of blue light.
See e.g. FireDiveGear.com: Technology for more information and example images.
See e.g. FireDiveGear.com: Bargains for some pretty affordable high-quality fluorescence dive lights.

 

[iluvtheocean]

cheapest way is to mod an old dive light with a blue LED & get yellow plexi & cut it to fit mask and/or camera. check out the DIY section if you want. otherwise the suggestions above will work great.

also call around to the dive shops around you... some may have something & will rent it.. i know there are a few shops in the keys that rent & do fluro night dives.

 

[LarsB]

There is more to it than just a blue LED and a piece of yellow plexiglas; see e.g. FireDiveGear.com: Excitation Filters and FireDiveGear.com: Barrier Filters for explanations and illustrations why.
For just trying it out once that might be sufficient, but you may not get a very good result.

I only know of the Keys Divers (Fluorescent Diving in the Florida Keys or https://www.facebook.com/KeysDiverSnorkelCenter) on Key Largo.

See http://guest.engelschall.com/~sb/fluolinks/#Products for a list of manufacturers of fluo diving equipment, all the way from cheap to expensive.

 

[billt4sf]

There is more to it than just a blue LED and a piece of yellow plexiglas; see e.g. FireDiveGear.com: Excitation Filters and FireDiveGear.com: Barrier Filters for explanations and illustrations why.
For just trying it out once that might be sufficient, but you may not get a very good result.

I only know of the Keys Divers (Fluorescent Diving in the Florida Keys or https://www.facebook.com/KeysDiverSnorkelCenter) on Key Largo.

See Steffen Beyer - Fluolinks for a list of manufacturers of fluo diving equipment, all the way from cheap to expensive.

The prices are too high for me "just try" it. I guess that's why people are going DIY.

- Bill

 

[j2s]

Have you looked at some of the UV lights Leisurepro carries ??........UK has one.......

 

[LarsB]

Anyone know where to buy the UV light and mask cover to do the fluorescent dives? Thanks

See Steffen Beyer - Fluolinks for a list of manufacturers of fluo diving equipment - not necessarily complete or entirely up to date, though.

That same page also contains a lot of useful links for making DIY torches.

Even more great info can be found here:

FluoMedia.org: Science
FluoPedia.org: Publications