Is this correct lighting for plants

[Frenchi]

Hi ppl
Just set this up over my nano setup, hoping it will do the job, I removed the original aquaone cheapo that had a bright white light which I thought was encouraging algae ..

What's your thoughts please?

 

[allan angus]

i use the same light on my 5 gall low tech shrimp tank been working fine for 6months or so plants grow (slowly ) and not much algy lol

 

[Frenchi]

i use the same light on my 5 gall low tech shrimp tank been working fine for 6months or so plants grow (slowly ) and not much algy lol

This is for a 5 gall also 22 litres if that's the same .. I'm injecting co2 aswell.. Maybe it's not enough then.. ?

 

[drodgers]

Are you using a pendent light?
I keep wanting to set up another tank and use these. 18w Equivalent 100W ish full spectrum rgb and dimmable

 

[Frenchi]

Are you using a pendent light?
I keep wanting to set up another tank and use these. 18w Equivalent 100W ish full spectrum rgb and dimmable

Yeah it's a pendant .. It's a tank not on show in my back room .. Just playing with it really... The bulb is 18w equivalent to 100w

 

[drodgers]

Yeah it's a pendant .. It's a tank not on show in my back room .. Just playing with it really... The bulb is 18w equivalent to 100w

give it a go mate use a dimmer you can buy it where you get you home hardware..
The design is brilliant i have one above my car in the drive, the whole back is a metal heat sink quite nicely made.

 

[Frenchi]

give it a go mate use a dimmer you can buy it where you get you home hardware..
The design is brilliant i have one above my car in the drive, the whole back is a metal heat sink quite nicely made.

It's worth a try... I'll see how it goes

 

[candymancan]

Just an FYI algae use all wavelengths of color even green to grow.. changing bulbs wont correct the problem most of the time.

 

[ceg4048]

Exactly. Algae only care if you use too much light of ANY color.

Cheers,

 

[candymancan]

Tea some people say algae are an inferior organiam.. i think its not.. it can survive almost anything.

 

[ceg4048]

Yes, and be glad of it mate. Algae are the ones that put Oxygen in the atmosphere for us to breathe. Algae rule the planet.

Cheers,

 

[Frenchi]

It seems to be doing the job anyway