sonicninja
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Hi everyone,
I have a planted ADA 60P which I currently run 2 x TMC mini LED 400's above. So far things are going in the right direction and with the thought at the back of my mind that I could totally wreck my progress I installed an old fluorescent unit anyway. Ive been having very slow growth on my plants (which I'm content with) but wanted to experiment and see if the addition of the fluorescent unit made any difference to things such as colour.
Within 48 hrs I noticed a difference, trimmed plants which had sat 'dormant' for a week suddenly started growing quickly and other plants looked bushier. I'm aware that this growth could be coincidence and it simply coincided with me adding a new light but it got me thinking. Can I experience increased growth rate in this tank with this type of light?
To my eye the overall light output on the tank is the same, when I added the new fluorescent light I dimmed the two LED lights. However im aware that i can only perceive certain wavelengths of light so maybe this isnt too much help. I also stopped dosing liquid carbon this week which may have had an influence on my plant growth.
Anyway, is light just light or should i consider switching to all fluorescent bulbs?
Any input would be great!
Cheers!
I have a planted ADA 60P which I currently run 2 x TMC mini LED 400's above. So far things are going in the right direction and with the thought at the back of my mind that I could totally wreck my progress I installed an old fluorescent unit anyway. Ive been having very slow growth on my plants (which I'm content with) but wanted to experiment and see if the addition of the fluorescent unit made any difference to things such as colour.
Within 48 hrs I noticed a difference, trimmed plants which had sat 'dormant' for a week suddenly started growing quickly and other plants looked bushier. I'm aware that this growth could be coincidence and it simply coincided with me adding a new light but it got me thinking. Can I experience increased growth rate in this tank with this type of light?
To my eye the overall light output on the tank is the same, when I added the new fluorescent light I dimmed the two LED lights. However im aware that i can only perceive certain wavelengths of light so maybe this isnt too much help. I also stopped dosing liquid carbon this week which may have had an influence on my plant growth.
Anyway, is light just light or should i consider switching to all fluorescent bulbs?
Any input would be great!
Cheers!