Lighting 10 Gal - Lighting

BJRuttenberg · 11-22-2005, 09:27 AM

Need to light a 10 Gal planted tank. Looking at Coralife 28W PC w/ 6700K bulb...sound like it will sustain some high light plants (i.e. Glossostigma)??

**turbomkt** · 11-22-2005, 11:18 AM

I'd recommend a 36W PC from AHSupply.com. I've got their 2x13W over a 10g now, and it is a little on the low side even with their reflector...

JerseyScape · 11-22-2005, 03:22 PM

Yes, I had that 36watt kit from AH supply and it worked great. You even get to enjoy it more because you have to install it yourself, which is very fun.

Make sure you do get Co2 injection with that amount of light, or you will have algae blooms.

SnyperP · 11-23-2005, 06:11 PM

I had similiar results as turbo when i had my 10g running. 2x13AH can grow glosso horizontally, but it's not as low as I wanted it. If you have the old fixture for the 10g, i'd highly recommend getting the 36w unit.

Left C · 11-30-2005, 07:16 AM

I have a 2 x 28w 6700K Hamilton unit over my 10g and it works really good but I compared the lighting intensity from it to an AHSupply 1 x 36w Bright kit with the same brand of 6700K bulbs (Coralife). To my eyes, the AHSupply kit was noticeably brighter due to it's much better reflector. This is just my two cent's worth.

milalic · 11-30-2005, 08:07 AM

I use the Ah supply in my shrimp tank without CO2. I dose some excel once in a while. I have some hair/stringy algae which my shrimps love. I only have java moss, x-mas moss, one stem rotala indica, one stem ludwigia brevipes and one stem ludwigia arcuata.

brianclaw · 12-07-2005, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JerseyScape

Make sure you do get Co2 injection with that amount of light, or you will have algae blooms.

WPG doesn't really apply to smaller tanks... I have that amount of light over my 10 gallon, no CO2 and it's doing just fine(I have a pic up somewhere on this forum you can take a look at). I can't exactly remember who told me this, but I find it works for smaller tanks. 20-40W per square foot.

Jerm · 12-15-2005, 07:26 PM

hehe i was reading about this the other day from rex's site from plantedtank.net... http://www.rexgrigg.com/./mlt.htm

BJRuttenberg · 12-05-2005, 05:07 PM

I also found this light...any suggestions on whether or not this will work

1 x 40 watt Current USA

Left C · 12-07-2005, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BJRuttenberg

I also found this light...any suggestions on whether or not this will work

1 x 40 watt Current USA

This is the same Satellite unit made by Current with the 50/50 SmartPaq 10000K/460 nm Actinic bulb that you were asking about in your other post. It's made for saltwater tanks and it doesn't work with freshwater planted tanks well.

Here's your other post about the same unit: http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/f...ad.php?t=11463

Anytime you see the words Actinic, 460 nm, blue bulb, Smartpaq they are referring to saltwater useage.

You can swap out the bulb that comes with it for Current's Dual Daylight 6700K/10000K 40w bulb.

If I were you, I'd read the info in both of your posts.