Can blue aquarium lights cause rapid algae growth?

Question

I installed blue aquarium lights Thursday night & today I noticed a thin film (maybe algae???) on the inside walls of the aquarium. I cleaned it right of with an aquarium/tank scrubby & it looks back to normal. Can the blue aquarium lights cause rapid algae growth or was the film always there (just not visible thru the BRIGHT white aquarium lights) I have NEVER noticed any film on the walls of the tank & I look at my tank so many times a day it is borderline fish stalking :) I have a 10 gallon glass tank w/ back filter. It is always clean (I keep up w/ it) & all the nitrite, nitrate, pH, amonia, alkalinity, water hardness...ect... are all at the correct levels. This just happened or became visible at least since Thursday when I put in those blue lights... which I love by the way. They seem so soft compared to the bright white light that come with the hood. Kind of like a bight fast food resturant vs a dimly lite resturant you know? Anyone with knowledge on this subject I really will appreciate your input. Thanks!!!

Answer 1

Mine are half blue and half white. There wasnt that much algae. Blue lights are really for marine tanks.

Remember to turn on the lights for a certain amount of hours. Don't put the tank near sun light.