Would this be a good light for starting live plants? I plan on starting them in a 10 gallon tank and move them to a 29 gallon tank.
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It should work. Plants need to drain so their roots are not sitting in water. Be sure to have them up off the bottom to avoid root rot. Also use a 12/12 hour schedule to mimic sunlight so the plants follow normal growing light. Use a timer. The bulb is not a plant light but it should work for starting plants.
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The light will fit a 10 gallon tank hood I believe. Make sure you get a good bulb to promote plant growth.
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I use it for low light plants - java fern, etc. and it has been perfect. It's a 15W bulb.
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I don't think it's strong enough for growing plants. I do have plants in my tank but I always end up replacing them after a while as they start wilting away after a while. That light would be inmy opinion only minimally adequate for plants, depending on the type of plants and their needs. Good luck with your growing plans, Benji!
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This 20 inch fixture works great on my 16 gallon bow. I also use 2 of them on my 60 gallon cube, and I am buying one right now for my 26 gallon hex. I use a 15W 18 inch Life Glo T8 bulb, which is by far the best bulb I have found to grow plants. The plant plus LED on my hex doesn't grow the plants, only algae. I also have a 24 inch Life Glo bulb on my 35 gallon bow that grows plants like crazy--I use the trimmings as new starts. I like to trim them down 6 inches below the top, then when the stems split and grow up, you have multi-stem starts instead of single stems as sold in the LFS.
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No you need a special bulb. I am not that knowledgable but I have heard that.
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For light hungry plants, you'll need two of these even in a 10 gallon tank. Moss will grow with one bulb, but most carpeting plants won't. I have a glass lid for my 20X10 aquarium, and have placed two of these on top. Not very elegant, but cheap and does the job.
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I don't have any living plants, so I don't know the answer. I love my Marineland single bright light lamp. It fits my needs. Read some other reviews about this light if you want more info regarding living plants with this particular light.
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I know next to nothing about growing flora in the aquarium except some BS I've read in forums. I have planted a low growing and tall growing pair of plants in my 29 high tank with the appropriate sized model of this light. It is a medium populated community tank and I do not use CO2. I do dose daily with Flourish Excel. My plants appear to be doing well and some new sprouts have developed and are growing. I will take a picture and post it in the user pictures portion.
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I would say it would do a good job in a 45gal tall tank the light is very intense on my 29gal and i have a well planted aquarium. Medium to low level light. Plants will be sufficent probaly not a high light plant though
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Should be. I originally had my light on a 30 gallon and it was chock full of plants that had no trouble growing under it.
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The light characteristics of this bulb are very similar to the full-spectrum lights I use on my planted freshwater aquarium. I would expect that this bulb's intensity and color temperature would be excellent for indoor plants. Hope this helps!
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It would be a very nice light for a 10 gallon. I have 2 of them on my 125g.
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Depends on the type of plant. It's not super bright so while it'd probably be sufficient for low to medium light plants, the light is definitely not strong enough for high light plants unless you have a shallow tank, and position the plants right below the light.
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I had a couple floating ball plants in my tank with this light. Sorry I don't know the actual plant name. They did well before they became too algae covered (a problem I've been having with this particular tank). Therefore I think this light would work with the plants you mentioned. Hope this helps!
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I would say definitely not. I have the 36-48" single bright on a 3 ft tank, 30 gal. I feel the light is just adequate and I'm glad I didn't get the 24-36". The light doesn't spread out a lot either so I would think you would want to light full length of your tank with 2 x 36-48s. Even with that, growing plants will not be an option. Hope this helps. Larry
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My tank is 50g. It's ok for me. Your tank is almost double in size. In my opinion for medium high lighting, this light may not be sufficient.
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The lighting is very bright. Very good for plants, too bright for atmosphere. I used for 1 hour then returned it.Now I use a light bar that had a remote for adjusting, brightness and color changes. My plants are doing fine. I think the name brand is Current.
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My plants have have thrived with my double bright LED. My roommate who used to have a planted tank is impress with how the plants are doing. I wouldnt know about the reef capable LED
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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.
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My plants have been growing great! I am not growing moderate-high plants though. It's a very bright light.
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The light on this aquarium will support live plant growth somewhat yes. It will not be really bright to encourage vigorous growth.
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Dena...this led light is sufficient for a ten gallon tank used for planted aquariums...so if you are using this for a 29 gallon sump then it wouldn't be bright enough for cirals or plants...However, 12 gallon refugium should be fine but I would recommend two units for ultra bright...please let me know if you have any questions