will this product work for live plants in the tank?
1343429
Low light plants like Anubias, java fern, and Crypts. I dont know if I would try it with others that need more. Definately not flourishing but very slow steady growth. I didnt buy it with the expectations that it would grow stuff, but tried it out just to see. I think I would go with something more powerful if growing plants was your goal.
1343430
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.
1343431
no it will not, its not metal halide or T5 lighting. just a led light. Very bright though, stays cool, and consumes minimal energy.
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.
1343433
These should work fine for freshwater plants. I would buy two strips and set them side by side.
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.
1707036
It depends on what you are using it to grow. For low light plants like java fern, anubius, crypts, vals, and some swords YES it will work in a tank that deep. But any medium to high light plants you will have to get 2 of these lights. Or get one planted + and one ray2.
2117949
In general no. these are not high intensity bulbs and the ballast will not drive high output bulbs. Unless your tank is very shallow, or you plan to put a few of these on it, this is probably not your best choice for a planted aquarium.
620673
No not for a planted tank. I recommend 3w per gallon. I bought this light for my 30 gallon and it's just to keep my discus looking brighter.
519336
Heck yes it will! I have to trim my plants weekly now. I dont give them any supp anymore
1351412
If you want the light to work, yes. Filtration would also be a good option in a tank this small, if its possible.
1596741
Potentially, yes. Depends on lots of variables. This vessel will take a large bottle. The water from the bottle seeps into the soil and waters the plant that way. Not very sightly,though. One of mine came broken, but I glued it back together. They are made of the orange ceramic like the old pots.
166412
Yes this filter is only good for very small tanks. As long as you have fish you will always have to do water changes. Only one way to slow water changes is live plants.
430940
The light you are looking at is not for live plants in a display tank . Freshwater aquariums with live plant require 1 to 2 watts of light per gallon of water .If you have a deep tank the watts will be higher 2 to 4 watts of light per gallon of water . The only thing this light would be able to grow is algae in your tank .People use this light in saltwater aquariums too grow algae in a sump.also on mine the feet will expand 1/2" out on each side.You will need approximately 30 too 60 watts of light . Hope this helps.
315127
I use it just inside for about 20 plants and it works great. I suppose it would work outside, but you have to have the plants rather close to the tank, about 2 feet. and you would have to cover the tank so rain water doesn't short out the system. I wouldn't use it for outside mainly because their are so many other products that will work better. and by better I mean that would work off of a regular garden hose. Hope this helps, Jefferson
1477106
For very short bursts it will work... to have it work continuously you will need a 10 to 20 Gal tank, but if you are doing very small projects and have some patience it will work.... Good luck.
1192324
I still have not used it yet but I believe so...it definitely needs drainage to use with live plants.
1785514
The light that comes with it is too weak for any but low-light plants. My tank is by a window, though, and I do use a weekly carbon supplement, Seachem's Flourish Excel. I have anubias, cardamine lyrata, and an unknown vine in there now, and they grow so quickly I am constantly pruning!
50755
If you are growing "easy" low demand aquarium plants you will be fine. I also use FLOURISH with good results. If you are growing water lillys you cant feed them enough so you will have to add fertilizer spikes
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it works well with my soft corals so i would think it would benefit your plants
573729
I used this and the API plant tabs and it worked great for my planted tank. Hope this helps as I don't know how this works as a stand alone fertilizer.
263025
it will work for some plants but all you would need to do is get a plant light to put into the hood. which would work better. you should be able to replace the bulb with the right light for plants. so to your question the light is not suitable for plants but a easy fix.