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Is the Fluval Fresh & Plant 2.0 LED High, Medium or Low Light?
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Edvet
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What part do I read for LED?
Edvet
Member
82 par at 45 cm is between medium and high light. Sadly this kind of graph is hard to make for LED's as there are a LOT of LED configurations and qualities out there. Far far more variation then f.i. T8's or T5's.
Many thanks all. I had suspected the F&P was Med-High (at 100%). I run mine at 70% so I think I can safely assume I'm approaching Medium at least. I'd like to see more growth in my tank but I'm not sure whether to up the lights, up the ferts or both?!
Am I the only one who owns a PAR meter?
T. Barr suggested that people pool their pennies and as a group, purchase a low budget one. Then pass it around so that people can get a better idea of what's happening in their tanks and to hopefully produce similar charts for various brands/models of LEDs.
People are all too happy spending money on ridiculous test kits so they have no funds left over to afford an instrument that actually tells the truth.
Cheers,
T. Barr suggested that people pool their pennies and as a group, purchase a low budget one. Then pass it around so that people can get a better idea of what's happening in their tanks and to hopefully produce similar charts for various brands/models of LEDs.
People are all too happy spending money on ridiculous test kits so they have no funds left over to afford an instrument that actually tells the truth.
Cheers,
Edvet
Member
Strange no one has come up with a decent affordable consumer one in the last years
Guess the hardware manufacturers prefer to make new megaton lights
Guess the hardware manufacturers prefer to make new megaton lights
Well the problem is one of supply and demand. The only folks that buy the meters are mostly universities and researchers, which is a very small number.
There are lots of Klingons, so photon torpedoes and other megaton devices fly off the shelves, and this drives lower prices.
Cheers,
There are lots of Klingons, so photon torpedoes and other megaton devices fly off the shelves, and this drives lower prices.
Cheers,
Costa
Member
I am a newbie, and tend to go with these Tropica "guidelines" http://tropica.com/en/guide/make-your-aquarium-a-success/light/ (although I prefer Clive's explanation which sometimes is quite difficult to follow I must admit).
