Aquascape Lighting Guide

Advanced guide to lighting a planted tank the youtuber goes over some common misconceptions about the spectrums of light plants actually use.

Aquascape lighting guide.

As always we re here to help. Lighting is a vital component in growing healthy plant life. Our downloads include product instruction manuals safety data sheets catalogs and more. Led lighting is extremely popular and extremely efficient 10 12 hours of daily light will be enough.

Garden and pond led lights illuminate your pond or waterfall feature when the sun goes down with the adjustable warm tone led spotlights and fountain lights. Special guest george and aquarium gardens owner dave have a chat about planted tank lighting at aquarium gardens. Can additional lengths of wire be added if needed. My iongen g2 flow chamber is leaking.

Can any of the aquascape lights be used in saltwater applications. Heaters are also important but not always necessary it depends on whether you keep tropical or cold water species in your aquarium. The g2 probe and flow chamber is designed for up to 2 inch plumbing. Lighting the aquarium should be done artificially with led lights as tanks which are placed near windows will be more prone to algae growth.

Download helpful informative files from aquascape. Small shoaling fish like zebra danio and neon tetra would be ideal for a tank of this size. Reef tank lighting the brighter path to tank beauty. For example there s a chart floating around that says plants barely absorb any light in the 540 to 580 spectral range the green light range.

In the video below. Lighting is also vital and enables plants to photosynthesize and therefore maintain healthy growth. What are the electrical cord lengths. We need to be conscious of the light we choose for the specific plants we are growing because plants need enough light to live but excess light can cause algae blooms and harm plants.

It is especially important in planted and aquascaped tanks when caring for demanding plant species with high light requirements. While we ve covered the essentials of tank lighting there s much more to be uncovered. Plants utilize the radiation from our lights to manage photosynthesis. What can i do to fix it.

Use the search box to search by name or product number or use the drop down menu to find items in a specific category. However using the knowledge covered in this saltwater aquarium lighting guide you re on the path to creating a beautiful healthy and vibrant tank.