Lighting Question

[uncgirl1]

Hi! I have a quick question for you all about lighting. I have a 36 gallon bowfront tank that has about 3 inches of Flourite. I am using a Current Satellite + light. ( not the pro) In my research, I believe this light would be considered low light on my tank due to the depth. Is this correct in your opinion? Thank you so much for taking the time to answer!


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[Fresh2o]

It should be at the upper end of low lighting. That is based on the tank height of 21" minus the 3" substrate (18") and the PAR value ranges:
Low 10-30
Med 30-80
High 80-120
http://current-usa.com/is-the-satellite-freshwater-led-plus-bright-enough/


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[uncgirl1]

Awesome! Thank you. I'm not very good with this lighting, Par, math stuff. But I'm trying and getting there! Thanks again!


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[Fresh2o]

Awesome! Thank you. I'm not very good with this lighting, Par, math stuff. But I'm trying and getting there! Thanks again!


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No problem. It is nice when the PAR values are provided. Otherwise you have to scour the web for readings collected from a PAR meter.


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[uncgirl1]

No problem. It is nice when the PAR values are provided. Otherwise you have to scour the web for readings collected from a PAR meter.


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That's true. I am trying to get it all figured out. Thanks for your help!

One more question, have you ever heard of Seachem Flourite lowering ph?

 

[Fresh2o]

That's true. I am trying to get it all figured out. Thanks for your help!



One more question, have you ever heard of Seachem Flourite lowering ph?

No experience with flourite and I have not heard about it altering pH. But anythings possible.
I see you tested the driftwood in the other thread. Can you do the following. Take 4 small cups filled with the following:
Flourite + tank water
Flourite + DI water
Tank water
DI water
Let it sit overnight and test the pH. At least you should be able to rule out the flourite after this.



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[uncgirl1]

I emailed Seachem and they said it was not possible for it to alter ph. However, I've seen other forum posts where people had the same problem. So I'm going to do as you suggested and see what happens! Thanks ?

I feel like I should know this and will probably feel stupid once it's answered but what is DI water? Is that the distilled water?

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[Fresh2o]

I emailed Seachem and they said it was not possible for it to alter ph. However, I've seen other forum posts where people had the same problem. So I'm going to do as you suggested and see what happens! Thanks ?

I feel like I should know this and will probably feel stupid once it's answered but what is DI water? Is that the distilled water?

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DI is deionized water. It is made pure through the use of ion exchange resins. Distilled water is water that is heated to vapor form and recaptured.
Better explanation here: http://www.thechemicalblog.co.uk/how-to-make-deionized-water/


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[uncgirl1]

DI is deionized water. It is made pure through the use of ion exchange resins. Distilled water is water that is heated to vapor form and recaptured.
Better explanation here: http://www.thechemicalblog.co.uk/how-to-make-deionized-water/


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Thank you


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[uncgirl1]

Couldn't find DI water so am using distilled. I hope that will work the same way. I'm assuming if it's the Flourite that's an issue then the ph will drop in the cups no matter the water source.


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