Brian_Nano12g
Aquarium Advice Addict
Okay... I'm now convinced that doubling the Ray 2 to get PAR close to 80 is not the answer to get these plants red. I've been reading and researching LED's and I think the LEDs on the Ray2 aren't as full spectrum as I'd imagined (and hoped) -- this is evident in the coloration or lack thereof. In fact, i read LEDs are highly monochromatic, emitting color in a narrow frequency range...so i think I'm starved of red spectrum. I also recall reading that to get white light, the LEDs are usually blue with a yellow phosphorous coating to emit white light... So i don't know how this impacts the spectrum, but i think the lack in coloration in my plants that reds are needed (possibly green and blue). So I'm rethinking the strategy in lighting before i ditch LED and go for T5HO. I might try replacing the 2nd Ray 2 (it's going to the 60-F anyways) for a Finnex Monster Ray RGB, or Current Satellite LED+ (white + RGB), or Fluvals new offering that has dedicated reds, blues, 3000k, 6000k, and 15000K.
So this was 15 days ago...
Then i added a 2nd Finnex Ray 2:
And then arrived to my parents' house to this jungle mess! All green! Ummm, is that cyanobacteria in the bottom left?
So this was 15 days ago...
Then i added a 2nd Finnex Ray 2:
And then arrived to my parents' house to this jungle mess! All green! Ummm, is that cyanobacteria in the bottom left?
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