Has anyone tried this on a planted tank? If it works, how many, and what type, bulbs do you use?
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I'm using it on a 14 gallon dirted, planted tank. I use all three slots, with an additional red bulb and a blue one.
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As the prior response indicated, this light would not be the best option for a planted tank that requires stronger lighting.
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I'm using one of these with my 10 gallon, 3 lights installed, two white, one red. I have java fern, java moss, vallisneria corkscrew, and two types of anubias & everything is growing extremely well under these lights! However, If you're trying to grow any groundcover (dwarf hair grass or dwarf baby tears) I have had zero luck getting that to grow at all. (I should mention it's a low tech tank, I don't use any Co2, but I do have lots of cherry shrimp generating fertilizer) Overall, I'm really happy with this light set-up.
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This light does a great job with a standard tank, and with the red LED tubes installed make the fancy guppies I was keeping at the time look great. However it is not suited to a planted tank. Even with addition LED tubes (white and red) I saw little, if any growth. If you would like an LED fixture more suited to a planted take -- I'd suggest a Finnex Planted+ (found here on Amazon). The same sized Finnex Planted+ (20") is equal to the total price of the Aqueon LED and the two tubes you would need to have any hope of keep plants healthy and happy.
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Wish I could help you but I do not have live plants in my aquarium. You might want to call the store and ask if the spectrum is broad enough for your plants. Otherwise, I am very satisfied with this bulb. It really brings out the color of my fish.
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I would not use this light with a non-planted tank as the PAR would support algae. I would use a basic LED light if you want viewing ability only along with the shimmer effect they create. I don't believe you can purchase extended mounts either.
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I have it on my 5 gallon and it is bright enough for a 10 gallon tank. However, I'm not seeing any better growth for my dwarf hairgrass than when I was using a temporary 12 watt CFL 50/50. Very sleek design though.
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The daylight bulb is 10kk the night one I don't recall, I can tell you I had this on a 90 gallon aquarium and it lit the tank very well for my needs, I would hesitate to use this if you have live plants in your aquarium though.
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I use a 6500K bulb and I find it works well. However, I also rotate my seedlings (flowers, fruits, and vegetables) into the sunlight. It really depends on the light color, the reflector, and the output.
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I can't find a chart specifically for the Planted+ but from what I've read the Planted+ series sits roughly between the FugeRAY and Finnex RAY II for PAR output. I have the 36" Planted+ Fixture and it works great for most plants. It does a good job of bringing the reds out in my shrimp as well. I would say one fixture puts out medium lighting. Here's a graph for both models in the 36" length: http://i46.tinypic.com/20k41uv.jpg http://i46.tinypic.com/14wsrcx.jpg I also found this PAR data for a 24" Planted+ fixture: 3": 185 6": 117 9": 88 12": 61 15": 45
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This light does VERY well, I have dwarf grass, moneywort, telanthera (think that is how it is spelled) among others that require high light and they thrive with this light. I say start with 1 and see how it goes, no matter how much light you have you will always want a c02 system as it really is a requirement for the plants just like food is for your fish so keep that in mind as well if you want a really gorgeous planted tank!
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I would go with http://www.amazon.com/BeamsWork-Double-Bright-Aquarium-Fixture/dp/B00FIPDJRS/ref=sr_1_6?s=pet-supplies&ie;=UTF8&qid;=1388419415&sr;=1-6&keywords;=beamswork+double+bright+led+fixture would be the perfect light for a 100 gallon tank Beams work is a great fixture no dark spots in my tank at all.
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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.
2013257
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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Deep planted tank here and these lights are great. Yes, have had great experience with these exact lights- blue and white- with a planted tank. Spun my head around light theory for tanks until an experienced fish keeper just said you have to keep trying things out. These lights have been a fantastic choice. Plants stopped liquifying, good penetrance, & plants still grow. 2 traditional flourescent (the original array that wasn't enough) + 2 of these lights fixed our deep tank issues.
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I switched from the fluorescent to the led lighting to help lower water temp and have had no problems. However, the "white" lighting that comes with the fixture was a bit odd (warm white), so I purchased a ColorMax bulb to go in the fixture as well. I have Shubunkins (just pretty goldfish) and low light, live plants. All are doing well. I'd recommend the fixture.
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108 watts via 2 54watt 48" T5 bulbs and yes I have had good luck with this fixture with a wide assortment of plants especially swords. I'd recommend customizing it with better bulbs tho. The ones it comes with are good but there's better bulbs you can buy for better results
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I bought two hoods for a standard 55 gallon aquarium. It should also work on a 20/29 high tank as well. At work so don't have specs. Nice hood but bulbs they give you are not as bright as I thought .
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You can use this light with plant as well..I have my 55 gallon planted tank is working great
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You should be able to use this hood but buy a different type of bulb that will offer the correct light. That is what we did for our 10 gallon and what we are planning to do with our 29 gallon, once it's set-up. I just talked with the guy at Petco who is also a huge fish tank keeper and he was VERY helpful with explaining the different types of lights and what we needed. What I'm trying to say is that you don't need to buy a special hood for fresh water plants, you just need to upgrade your bulbs.