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  1. Lighting
    I want to use an led bulb (100 lumens per watt) and around 5500-6500k. I have a severely underlighted 7 gallon tank.
  2. El Natural
    Hello all, I'm getting back into the hobby with a new project, and need advice on lighting. The setup: 40 Breeder tank, going to be a Walstad low-tech planted, no filter/no ferts/no CO2 (I'm another willing victim of Foo The Flowerhorn...) I have bought & read Ms. W's excellent book. It will...
  3. Lighting
    Hello All, I have a 4x t5-HO 39W unit that needs replacement. I have a 36" long, 24" deep, 21" high rimless tank (57G) with a light suspension hanger. I've got the current light set to 26" from the substrate. I would like to have medium/high for the carpeted plants. I want to have...
  4. Lighting
    Will this light work for a low tech tank? I'm getting mixed information the longer I look. I ordered this from Amazon last night and second guessed myself but it's too late to cancel the order. The alternative light I was considering is the Fugeray Planted+ 10" clip light.
  5. Buce Plant
    Hi all, We just got done with some PAR meter testing on the tanks we have with bucephalandra. The findings were very surprising tbh. We didn't know just how little light some of our buce was getting! Thats good news for the low-tech people though. Bucephalandra thrive in almost any lighting...
  6. Lighting
    So I'm trying to figure out the best height to position my LED light above my planted aquarium. I'm not sure how to do the math to figure it out, and I have had no luck in my searching online. I'd appreciate any help or explanations you all may have. I have two lights to choose from, the Finnex...
  7. Journals
    Technical Specs: 30 litre Opti-white aquarium (L 40cm, H 30cm, D 30cm) Fluval U1 Internal filter BeamsWork 9 x 1W LED Clip on luminaire (2 hours morning, 5 hours evening) No heater or filter Fertilisation 1.5ml Lush Max weekly Plants: Micranthemum 'Monte Carlo', Ammania Bonsoi, Staurogyne...
  8. El Natural
    My 1 gallon fish bowl was just too small for the plants I received. I found a 3+ gallon jar laying around and decided to put it to use. 3+ gallon jar - 12" tall, 28" around 1 bunch of water sprite - about 10"-12" tall - 11 stems from the root mass + few new shoots 12 individual stalks of...
  9. Lighting
    Just picked up an ADA 17 gallon cube. Thinking of going with LED's and don't have much experience with them. Looking for suggestions. Also, I was just in Aqua Forest Aquarium in SF and they had some fancy new light that wasn't ADA or Archea, the two brands they carry, does anyone know what brand...
  10. Algae
    My tank is a deep, tall 32 inch high, 21 inch long and 13 inch broad/wide one. It holds 143 liters or 38 gallons water. I use ADA Amazonia and riversand on either ends with glass marble divider in between. I diffuse pressure CO2 with a ceramic steel diffuser and every alternate day inject macro...
  11. New to Planted Aquariums
    OK, I'm a newbie to this hobby, and also on a very tight budget. I've read reams of threads here and elsewhere about how to calculate lighting requirements for a planted tank. I've concluded that I'm just too stupid or lazy to do this on my own. Here's the bottom line: With the money I have...
  12. Lighting
    Hi, I'm new to this forum, having a 200l liter freshwater tank, lots of plants, few fish. I'm considering LED lighting, but offers here in EU are either very low quality or prohibitive price. And then there's a lot of DIY, but I'm not too good at this... What do you use in the US? Thanks, Marta
  13. Lighting
    Is anyone using LED lighting from buildmyled.com? I just found this company from a facebook post on the Bucks County Aquarium Society. Their customizable LED lights seems like a great solution for an upgrade to my planted tanks. I've always run 5500k to 10,000k spectrum CF bulbs of various...
  14. For Sale or Trade
    Up for sale is my Bonsai Chi and its components. please see list below for items and prices The whole setup for $500 OBO tank is a Fluval Chi(build thread is here) All plants included along with a breeding group of CPD's CO2 system $200 OBO 5lb CO2 cylinder, regulator and Bubble counter...
  15. Lighting
    Im currently looking to replace my current lighting to something more efficient. I want to know what would be the best for my set up. 3x current usa trulumen pros 8,000k or 2/3 Finnex FugeRay2s Double 7000k lights. Current specs: Tank: 60P Lighting: 110W Pc 10k & 6500k 2hrs in the morning and...
  16. Lighting
    So i received my Aquarium Fish International magazine for may 2012 today (why its always dated 2 months ahead i dont know) and I sit down after a long day of work and turn the first page and :o "We Made the Sun Obsolete.... Marineland's Aquatic Plant LED Light". In my mind I'm thinking yessssss...
  17. Lighting
    Hi I have an empty 1.5g Tetra Water Wonders tank in which I would like to house some plants and rcs. Does anyone know if the 5 watt led light that comes with the tank is sufficient for allowing plant growth? I want to put mostly riccia, baby tears, and, wisteria in it since I have an excess of...
  18. Lighting
    MY FIRST LED EXPERIENCE I appreciated the recent threads on LED lighting by Kevin Jones, Maichel, and others. My thread is a bit different in tone and is meant as a log of my experience with enough detail to help other folks who might be in the same boat as I was. It should be very apparent to...
  19. General Aquarium Plants Discussions
    I am new to the forum. I used to have planted tanks a few years back and I am now planning to get a new one. I used to use T5 lamps but now I would like to try LED. I have seen this for sale: 10W White High Power 800LM LED Floodlight...
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  20. Lighting
    Hello guys, I have a very small aquarium of only 5 gallons that I bought on petsmart a few months ago. (it is called Fluval Chi and you can google to see how it looks) Now I want to plant it with some live plants. The thing is I don't know how many watts per gallon I have. The tank comes with...
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