Hi all had this tank awhile have recently taken out the internal filter compartment. Now running a oase external filter 350, however looking for a better light upgrade as the one that comes with it isn’t the best for plants pasted medium growth. Any suggestions on better lighting for this tank?
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Fluval flex 123 litre light upgrade?
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Doesn’t that particular model have space to add another LED? It comes with the aqua sky, so adding a second one may give you what you need.
It all depends on what you want to achieve, if you’re going to grow advanced plants that need high light and CO2, then then your lights might not be the right ones for you, but for easy to moderate plants I suspect they will be fine. Several people here use Fluval lights and grow plants successfully.
Hi Team
As we all know the lighting unit in the hood is not up too much.
In my case, I think the one in my hood is nearing its end of life as the Blue LED will not switch off sometimes.
I've started rescaping this aquarium "more on that later"...therefore this was an ideal time to fit a new light unit.
I was toying with the idea of a Chihiros light unit but apparently, it gets very hot.
The basic items required a small drill, a small screwdriver, a hacksaw, and pliers.
Twinstar 30B 2 light unit.
www.horizonaquatics.co.uk
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As we all know the lighting unit in the hood is not up too much.
In my case, I think the one in my hood is nearing its end of life as the Blue LED will not switch off sometimes.
I've started rescaping this aquarium "more on that later"...therefore this was an ideal time to fit a new light unit.
I was toying with the idea of a Chihiros light unit but apparently, it gets very hot.
The basic items required a small drill, a small screwdriver, a hacksaw, and pliers.
Twinstar 30B 2 light unit.
Twinstar LED Light 30B v2 (adjustable)
Twinstar LED Light 30B v2 Twinstar B-Line II has ideal clarity, natural colors and improved design. Now it offers more RGB for better colours and plant growth, controller and new sizes. The new Twinstar B Line is the perfect lighting for an aquarium with or without plants, where fish or shrimps...
www.horizonaquatics.co.uk
cldskt
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I have no personal experience with that specific setup, but I would imagine that jungle val would grow just fine given that it is not a very demanding plant and would grow in just about anything.
The Miniaturist
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Hi there, I had the 57l Fluval Flex & I believe the two tanks are very similar other than sizes/wattage of equipment.
As far as I'm aware neither tank has the Aquasky light. It is a basic multicoloured led bar worked from a remote control.
Neither are there fittings to add a second light bar.
My led lights started to fail & as the Fluval replacement was expensive (to me) I obtained a very cheap single bar light from amazon to tide me over, it stuck to the cover with suckers.
I like growing tall stems & found the position of the standard light too far back which meant they had a tendency to cast a shadow over any small foreground plants. The extra light helped a great deal with this & I kept it even after buying a new Fluval light.
Looking at the Aquasky I don't think even the smallest one will fit, it's too long. So probably a DIY job like @G H Nelson!
As far as I'm aware neither tank has the Aquasky light. It is a basic multicoloured led bar worked from a remote control.
Neither are there fittings to add a second light bar.
My led lights started to fail & as the Fluval replacement was expensive (to me) I obtained a very cheap single bar light from amazon to tide me over, it stuck to the cover with suckers.
I like growing tall stems & found the position of the standard light too far back which meant they had a tendency to cast a shadow over any small foreground plants. The extra light helped a great deal with this & I kept it even after buying a new Fluval light.
Looking at the Aquasky I don't think even the smallest one will fit, it's too long. So probably a DIY job like @G H Nelson!
Sorry I meant gallon it’s the 123L flex tank I have. The val isn’t growing much. Ferts added aswell as root tabs no runners or good plant growth. I know the second light is an option but for a simple plant like this would have expected it to grow well.
What type of tapwater?
The Miniaturist
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Vallis prefer hard water so if your tap water is soft, growth may have stalled.
How long have they been planted in their present position? I can't really see the others but the big one on the left looks like it's ready to take off as long as it has everything that it needs.
My tap water is private well water supply, ph 7.6 kh 8 gh 9 I kept discus and another planted tank few years back didn’t have much of an issue growing plants with my water. Seachem root tabs are next to the vals aswell as flourish, was thinking this to with the left one but no sign of runners as yet
