Is 25 PAR Low Light?

[kzoofish]

Subject says it all is 25 PAR at 12" considered low or medium light?


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[Brian_Nano12g]

Anything below 30 PAR is considered low light.

 

[kzoofish]

Time to get a new light then.

What's a good low cost led light for a 29 gallon.

I'm Running mostly low light crypts and Java fern. But I want to be successful with crinum.


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[Fishperson]

Time to get a new light then.

What's a good low cost led light for a 29 gallon.

I'm Running mostly low light crypts and Java fern. But I want to be successful with crinum.


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Finnex Fugeray Planted+ would be a good option. This tank is 16" tall, right?

 

[kzoofish]

Yea


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[LiquidGardener]

I keep this post around because of the graphs at near the bottom. It shows lights at different heights off substrate vs. PAR. Many different manuf. and sizes.

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=184368#/forumsite/20495/topics/184368


Also a very good overview explaining what PAR is, but posted for the graphs near the bottom.


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[fireman731]

yes, 25 is low light.

here is a list I put together while doing my own LED planted light search:

all for a 48" light fixture and PAR at 18"

Current Satelite LED + 28 PAR for $130 , has lunar lights but no timer
Aquatic life edge LED 55 PAR for $160 with timer, sunrise/sunset and lunar.
finnex ray 2 $112 73 PAR
Finnex fugeray $147 48 PAR

 

[Fresh2o]

PAR levels as per http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=160396 are:
Low = 10-30
Medium = 30-80
High = 80-120


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[Brookster123]

29 is 18"tall... a finnex plated plus would be high end of low light, med at worst.. the current sat plus would be easy low light..

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