Forum: Tank Journals
11-21-2012, 01:22 AM
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Forum: Lighting
10-29-2012, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Lighting
10-24-2012, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 6
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By my estimate, you should already have medium...
By my estimate, you should already have medium lighting just using the two TrueLumen Pro strips by themselves. Using two of these lights, I measured the PAR at 19" from the lights to the bottom of...
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Forum: Lighting
10-23-2012, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 150
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Forum: Lighting
10-22-2012, 11:14 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 217
Personally, I wouldn't say that T5 or T5HO is...
Personally, I wouldn't say that T5 or T5HO is really classified as anything. You can achieve both low light and high light with these... it just depends on how many bulbs you use, your fixture's...
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Forum: Lighting
10-22-2012, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 398
Color-blind? :-]
It's not an easy...
Color-blind? :-]
It's not an easy test, and after a while your eyes can start to hurt when trying order the colors. My co-worker friends and I compete to see who can get a zero score. The...
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Forum: Lighting
10-22-2012, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 217
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Forum: Lighting
10-22-2012, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 217
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Forum: Lighting
10-22-2012, 01:16 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 606
Did you see this post? 24" TruLumen Pro LED...
Did you see this post? 24" TruLumen Pro LED Lights 8000K (http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showpost.php?p=2046710&postcount=1) They also make 48" strip lights as well.
Just a recap:
Using a...
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Forum: Lighting
10-21-2012, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 398
CRI vs. Color Temperature
I started a new thread here, because the original thread, Optimal color temperatures (http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=194587), was getting off-topic. This is a long one, so dig...
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Forum: Lighting
10-20-2012, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 674
This is not true. 2300K, 3200K, 4100K, 5000K,...
This is not true. 2300K, 3200K, 4100K, 5000K, 6500K, 7500K, 8000K, 10000K... I've grown lush plants with all of them. All you need is enough of the kind of light you are providing.
My personal...
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Forum: Lighting
10-20-2012, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 421
Somewhere along the line, the companies that...
Somewhere along the line, the companies that market fluorescent bulbs hopped on the 6500K bandwagon, pushing these bulbs as "full spectrum" or "daylight". When it comes to fluorescent, they are...
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Forum: Plants
10-19-2012, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 185
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Forum: Lighting
10-19-2012, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 266
Yeah, I think you'll be safe - Granted we are...
Yeah, I think you'll be safe - Granted we are doing a lot of extrapolating. But even if you end up with more light than expected, you are supplementing with CO2 so it shouldn't be a problem as long...
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Forum: Lighting
10-19-2012, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 266
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Forum: Lighting
10-19-2012, 12:01 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 266
Hi Z81,
My guess is that you'll be in the...
Hi Z81,
My guess is that you'll be in the higher end of low light, verging into medium. A single vertical 23W CFL in an 8" aluminum reflector at a distance of 17 inches from the substrate will...
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Forum: Fish
10-18-2012, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 663
Thanks Everyone!
It has been nice to read...
Thanks Everyone!
It has been nice to read about all the different experiences with Bettas. I've seen over the years that the hobby sometimes does things out of habit regardless of whether there...
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Forum: Lighting
10-18-2012, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 472
You're welcome, I hope you find it useful.
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You're welcome, I hope you find it useful.
As it was mentioned, a standard hood with two light bulb sockets would be another cheap option, you can find so many of these practically as...
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Forum: Lighting
10-18-2012, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 472
Hi Silmarwen,
If you had enough xmas lights,...
Hi Silmarwen,
If you had enough xmas lights, it would work... really. ;-] I may just have to be the first that goes out and measures how many strands of xmas lights you would need to get enough...
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Forum: Plants
10-18-2012, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,275
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Forum: Fish
10-18-2012, 02:21 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 663
School of Bettas?
Hi All,
I've spent most of my effort thus far on plants, substrate, lighting, water chemistry, and generally trying to connect my tank to SkyNet. But every now and then, I think about fish... ...
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Forum: Lighting
10-18-2012, 01:58 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 429
No, no dimmer. At the time I was buying the...
No, no dimmer. At the time I was buying the lights, I couldn't even find all the separately-sold parts on one website. I did see a dimmer by Current-USA, but it was for a different 12" LED product...
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Forum: Lighting
10-18-2012, 01:21 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 347
No problem, you're welcome...
Given that...
No problem, you're welcome...
Given that the bulbs are 20 watts and you are using two of them on a 14gal tall tank, I'm guessing this is roughly equal to a "doubled" version of the 23Watt...
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Forum: Lighting
10-18-2012, 12:36 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,134
I love how this thread started out as a simple...
I love how this thread started out as a simple question about what was most probably a "grow" bulb and turned into a bunch of plant geeks wielding nanometers and PAR arguments like lightsabers at...
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Forum: Lighting
10-17-2012, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 276
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