Recent content by ucrdave

You can use eco complete to help. But the combination of lighting, substrate, ferts, and co2 is what will make a beautiful thriving tank. Substrate by itself is not a savior. Mind you there are cheaper options. For substrate

DIY wont costs in the $1000s if you do good research. You can find CREE good bin # LEDs in the correct color temp on ebay. If doing salt water set ups Orphek DIF XP 100 / 50 / 30 - Reef Aquarium LED Lights this link is amazing for deep tanks and they're not expensive at all compared to what...

Yes the cost will be up there regardless. But at least if one does good research they can find very good LED setups that last 13.7 years @ 10 hours/day to 17 years @ 8hours/day. Over the years, the initial cost week be diminished; no need for bulb replacements, electricity costs, chiller costs...

On Ebay you can find packs of 5 or 10 and even more leds for a cheaper price. I've seen many is these leds to output 100lumens/watt. Dont just settle for 4 dollars a pop... You can do better. As for diy LED fixtures, sometimes you can end up paying more than if you bought a fully assembled...

Smart :p typically LED setups run for all least 250 and my setup will be Leis than half that cost

I'm sorry but I disagree with all of you. One can use LED lights for low and high light plants. Search Ebay for ”LED flood day white” I have found many many high lumen/watt for a drastically cheap price that beats anything I've ever seen!. I'm purchasing a USA provider flood LED at $16...