Caliban07
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Definitely at the lower end of the scale now [emoji23] still using two fixtures though.
Definitely at the lower end of the scale now [emoji23] still using two fixtures though.
Wouldn't it be cool to have a universal light that we could set are own par or it displayed it for us lol
My bet is in a perfect world if you could find 50ish you would be happy.Yes then we would know what we were getting ourselves in to. The A series are very powerful lights and I bought 2 originally because I didn't think they would be enough costing only £40.
Spread is the one thing that lets LED lights down so having two spread over the tank at a lower PAR is working very well. My R.Macrandra has grown taller and turned redder using this approach. It's early days yet though.
On setting 2? I'd go harder. Don't be shy! Get those reds glowing I'm going up to 100 par in a few weeks. Currently at 80. Ludwigi is starting to turn red in the top 1/3 of the tank. I want it to be completely red so I'll be pushing my lighting untill achieve my goal. I need to be careful tho as I don't want my japonica to go red lol I'd be happy with brownish red tho
My bet is in a perfect world if you could find 50ish you would be happy.
Yes I do. I wonder if it adds value to older finnex fixtures
Dang...I meant to save it. You probably saw it. I read a UK article on green lights and photosynthesis. Was really interesting.
We debate the value of blues and reds. Never alot mentioned about greens. It was a research article stating how important green light is too green plant matter. And how the green light affects the chloroplats.
Always wondered if the spectrum bandwidth on LEDs can be a little tight and T5HOs are more 'natural' (mostly when I'm trying to justify bulb cost).
I finally finalized my 30 gallon planted a week ago. This tank is high-ish tech (not super high tech by any means), but is totally achievable without all of the fancy gadgets. The same tank style can be achieved without pressurized CO2, canister filtration, and moderately priced LEDs. All plants are hardy, slow growers (Dwarf Sag has the most rapid growth in this tank) that don't need weekly trimming. The only drawback is that it will take the tank a longer time to fully mature and grow in, but I enjoy the fact that I watch the tank more than I have my hands in it.
There are some more expensive plants in here (mostly due to the fact that this is the only tank I am running), but someone who has a smaller budget could do something similar. Common Crypts and Anubias almost always look nice in tanks of this style.
For those who are busy with life in general, as I generally find myself in at many points during the year, low lighting is the way to go.