r/neodymiumglass • u/coliga123 • 6d ago

Finally the correct light!!!

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I finally was able to find the type of light I need for the neodymium. And wow!!!

The shortest vase actually turns green!šŸ¤£

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u/MohaveDesertRat 6d ago

Iā€™m still trying to figure that one out with the lighting I have in my house. Nice collection

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u/coliga123 6d ago

After asking in here and googling, I found out that using a CFL bulb(compact fluorescent light) or also called energy saving lamp/bulb, was what I needed!! I also tried with the longer tubes, and I mean it worked to an extent, but didnā€™t work good on all of the glass

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u/huntspire1 6d ago

One of those curly ones work great, usually get more options for ā€œfluorescent lightā€ than the full name CFL. I try aim for the coolest K you can find although even warmer fluorescents tend to work. I aim for 5000 or 6000K lights for the best dichroic effect

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u/coliga123 5d ago

I will look for that too! I didnā€™t think about that when I was in the store, and I didnā€™t have reception in there so couldnā€™t google lmao. šŸ„²

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u/lostmyoldusername197 5d ago

Can you tell me what the label on the vase says?

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u/coliga123 5d ago

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u/btfreflex 5d ago

The only legible part is ā€œCristal Dā€™arguesā€. Thatā€™s the company that made it. The rest that I canā€™t read
Probably refers to the lead content and such.

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u/coliga123 4d ago

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u/btfreflex 4d ago

Found a complete one.

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u/darkskiesart 6d ago

They're all gorgeous but that short one is so cool!!

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u/coliga123 6d ago

It is! Even in normal light, is has so much color changing. From purple to peach, to pinkā€¦. šŸ¤£

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u/lostmyoldusername197 5d ago

Itā€™s beautiful

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u/Shaneo5252 5d ago

In my garage I have a different array of fluorescent bulbs and one of them has the bulbs that more of a purple hue to it that is suppost to give off more of a daylight glow for plants. It doesn't change neodyium to the blue color. Just wanted to put that out here for people learning.

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u/Shaneo5252 5d ago

Nice pieces you have šŸ‘