Will this grow moderate-high light requiring plants in a 10 gallon leader?
1838204
I have a marine tank and the few corals I have under it are doing fine so far. My macro algae is doing great and it's a high light demand species.
1838205
This is plenty for a 10, possibly too much without co2 and ferts. I have one 30" spanning over 2 5.5s doing just fine.
1838206
My plants have been growing great! I am not growing moderate-high plants though. It's a very bright light.
1838207
20"x10"x12" LxWxH is a 10 gallon leader size I believe, so this light should be pretty good for that depth of aquarium.
1838208
More then enough, put it on a timer or you will get algae everywhere. I have the 36" on my 50 gallon and have second light for the fish because I run it for two five hour period with 1 hour between. This cut down on algae but lets plants thrive. I have a true lumen on a ramp timer for the fish. It fades up in the morning and evening and provide ambient light for the fish so the no longer jump around when the Finnex goes on or off, especially mid day.
195099
It might but the light output isn't optimised for plant growth. The best source is the "gro-lux" or similar lamps used in aquaria. These have a pinkish light that I haven' seen in an LED yet. If you are worried about power consumption then they are usually a fluorescent type of lamp so are quite low compared to an incandescent lamp.
642890
No this blub does not have enough light to do you any good. To set up starter plants you need at least 7-8 watts of power to give the seedling the energy they need. 15 watts would be better. Also I found this small blub heats up far too much for a LED. More than a 15 watt one I have. Remember you are trying to replace the sun's energy so the higher the watts the better the growth.
1568186
YES if you hang the light 12 inches or higher and you put your light demanding corals more towards the middle ... put lower light demanding corals more towards the end of the tank .. side note: these leds pin point light so be very careful acclimating coral
1696482
I was hoping it would, but my plant did not thrive... although it is most likely because I didn't water it regularly. But I actually moved the plant to the top of my cabinet where it is closer to the overhead lights - and it's doing great. The lamp is great for adding light in my cubical and since that was the reason I bought it, I'm happy with it.
1783440
The light on this aquarium will support live plant growth somewhat yes. It will not be really bright to encourage vigorous growth.
161804
Yeah it should be. I think the most light demanding plant I am growing is rotala indica and it grows like crazy. Everything else I am growing is not as demanding but doing well also (anubis nana, subwassertang, moss balls, java fern, and java moss).
1125514
yes it will, will cover 6x4 area very well, keep plants short to take advantage of keeping light close to canopy, taller the plants, the less light that reaches bottom branches, i prefer 2 dimmable 600s over one thousand watt, two lights almost doubles cover area unlike 1000s, budget wise, this one should be more than enough to get a decent amount of bud,of course, unless you grow indoor before, dont expect to grow like a pro the first few crops, its like riding a bike, got to learn to pedal before you can wheelie, live and learn, your crops will only get better with experience... good luck... p.s. buy a grow book or 2 and check out youtube, sometimes you can find a lot of use full info there....the more you know.. the better you grow...
1343432
Well its not giving us much information about spectrum but lumen level seems a bit lower then I would like, Using a fixture like this then I would stick to low to medium light level plants, if the mediums die out then you know you need to stick with low light level plants like java fern and anubias. Also depends on how deep of a tank you have. Try a few listed above, Would not buy a lot to try as they might end up dead.
1595783
Yes it would. I have mine on a 10 gallon tank and the plants are doing great. I have several different types, vals, sprites, banana plants, java fern and crypts. I used it before this tank on a 6 gallon deep tank and it made the plants go nuts in it. I really like the Finnex lights, we have several, Just got a ray plant one for our 125 gal tank to go with a finnex ray II, and it looks so nice, the plants are taking off and their is so much more room on top now since we got rid of the big ol bulky T5 and T8's. Good luch!
1216381
We have using the light in a 10x10 room recently with our plant's. Lighting output and temp is consistent.
1788876
Depending on how many plants you have, the lights should do okay, as long as you have enough of them.
498040
It should because Auto's aren't as sensitive to type of light or length of light as normal plants, but to be safe I would look for a fixture that states that it allows a MH bulb as well as HPS.
452752
Yes, as long as you get the right length for your aquarium. It's not going to put out so much light that you need to supplement with CO2. I have low light plants growing great in my 40 gallon, 36" long tank.
1195969
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.
1195968
Probably not, you will most likely need the LED indicated for plants, it has a different light spectrum
2196803
Not sure on a 10g but I have it on a 5 gal pico tank and it makes my corals pop. Also coral growth is fine. I actually had to raise my up a little bit more than I wanted but still a good light.