Is the included LED tank light suitable for aquatic plants?
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Yes, I have had live aquatic plants in my tank for a couple years. I have the light on a couple hours a day during the week about probably close to 8 hours a day during the weekend. I actually had an aquatic plant that died and a few months later the same plant grew back in the place the old plant was at. Let me know if you need any more information. I have had bamboo and also these plants: http://www.petsmart.com/fish/live-plants/top-fin-plant-bulbs-zid36-15175/cat-36-catid-300070?var_id=36-15175&_t=pfm%3Dcategory I'm assuming the other person who responded to your question has not had live plants in their tank.
478678
It would be ok for just fish, but if you are doing corals and inverts, you will want a reef specific lighting. If I were you, I would find a forum or group that has experience with reef tanks and ask there. As I understand it, intensity and spectrum are very important.
236324
Yes. I use this for a 46 gallon freshwater tank. The LED's emit less heat than a florescent, so there is low, almost no algee growth. It is not good if you want to keep live plants in the tank for the same reason algee does not grow. This single bright gives plenty of natural light, although I would like a little more night (blue) light. I added two small blue LED/bubble walls in back and it looks great at night!
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Hello, These fixtures were designed for agricultural purposes and come with 6500k lamps. Not sure how well they do or don't work in regard to aquariums. Wish I could help more. Thanks & please remember to shop with Healthy Harvest Florida!
1302637
Absolutely. It has suction cups so you can put in anywhere in or out of the tank. I use mine out of the tank. I popped the bulb out of my aquarium hood, and attached 2 of these lights on the top glass of my aquarium lid in place of the white bulb I had.
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the fixture includes the lights. It is the only fixture i have on my 300 gallon 29 inch deep tank. It lights the center up very well and the mushroom corals grow great. I kind of light the way the center is bright and the light dims as it reaches the ends of the tank. Two more of these fixtures would be required to light up the whole tank, as the tank is 8 feet long. The light easily reaches the bottom though.
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Yes. There are two rows of white and red LEDs. This would work for a 20g, but be warned, it is extremely bright (even for my 30g.) Plan on hanging your lights or setting them above the tank to evenly distribute lighting.Hopefully you have enough plants, or else you will be creating an algae farm.
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I can't give you a definitive answer for a freshwater tank but I am using it over a refugium attached to a saltwater aquarium. I am having excellent growth of cheatomorpha (a macro algae) my biggest worry is with your 18" depth getting enough light down to the bottom of your tank to grow any small plants you may have. I think it will still suffice as most freshwater plants are used to living in murky water and don't need as much light.
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It depends how deep your tank is, the light itself is bright and very directional the tank and the light must be the same size. To be honest I was a bit disappointed when I got mine, the blue LEDs are not strong enough in my opinion.
724155
Actually, it would probably work. It's a red/blue LED light and suggested light requirements for chlorella vulgaris are between 400 and 700 nm. I don't know what the rest of the proposed setup is like but this should be a cost-efficient means of satisfying the artificial light requirement.
1343434
Unlikely, unless you plan on keeping plants that thrive in low light. This light is primarily for fish only tanks, and you'll need two side by side to obtain sufficient light.
724933
Probably unless you set it at the maximum height. However consider adding floating plants. They are one of the secrets to maintaining water quality, especially in a small tank. They will filter the light to the rest of the tank and filter many of the excess nutrients and waste products. I have them in all my tanks and weed them out regularly. Please dispose of them properly to not contaminate local waterways.
1260084
This is a light spectrum suitable to freshwater plants. It would not be able to support a saltwater environment.
1020026
I have the light on the bottom of a 10 gallon tank . And it is works great . It is waterproof for the six inches or so that is submerged. I hope this helps.
549717
it may be a little too strong for freshwater plants or a little bit of overkill. But it is a great light. I use my 16" on a 29 gallon biocube. With all kinds of coral. And it's only at 60% a few hours a day. Very nice light. You may want to ask Hobbie Bug this question.
1967384
This is a great light in my opinion, but I use only artificial plants in my 30-gallon tank. I believe you WILL need a second light with a "grow" bulb for live plants.
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For a plant tank I would go with their higher output lights made for plants, this would work in a 50-60 gallon tank with lower light requirements, and is very bright to say the least, could not hurt to try it.