Hello I have a 10 gallon tank with a version one planted+ 24/7 20 inch light. I am looking to upgrade it to there ALC light to get better growth and color in the red plants and still be able to use the 24/7 mode. The ALC-20 won't ship for a month or more from amazon, but the 24 inch light can be...

One thing that is bugging me is determining how strong a light really is. What PAR levels do you guys find correspond to low, medium, and high light? High level being able to grow high light plants and also get the full coloration to show (Reds, oranges, etc.). At what point does CO2 become...

Hi all, I am fairly new to a planted tank. Have kept mine for about 5 months now with varied success. My tank is: 29 high with a Nicrew 24/7 full spectrum (on full for 10 hrs /day) with a Rena xp3 filter w/ some carbon. Things like my ludwigia repens grow like crazy. My java fern does well...

Hello I have been looking for a light replacement for my 17.1 gallon (24 x 12 x 14) due to my Finnex ray 2 despite its power not giving my Mermaid Weed (Proserpinaca palustris) the red color pigment I want besides at the very top of the tank. Its still yellowish slightly orange 5 inches away...

I am looking for a light that will fit into the hood on my aquarium and some of the NICREW lights look like they will be a good fit. My concern is that the light will sit about 18-19" above the substrate. My setup will be low-tech and I don't plan on growing any carpet, but I want to be sure...

My tank has been in storage, but I had an all-in-one saltwater setup about ten years ago that I would like to convert to a planted aquarium. The tank is the Red Sea Max 130. The dimensions of the tank will be shown below but it is an aquarium that holds 29 gallons in the display tank and 5 more...

looking for a Twinstar 300E, not really worried about used or not, just needs to be working and not beat up. I could get a 360E for wholesale price ($75), but would rather get a light that actually fits my tank and doesnt hang over 2" on one side.

Hi everyone! I have a quick question about whether I should get another light for my 15 gal iwagumi tank. I plan to have pygmy chain sword, dwarf baby tears, and straight vallisneria as my flora. I currently have a 24" Finnex planted+ but was wondering if I should get another one or a Ray2? you...

So I have spent a lot of time now reading up and comparing light fixtures and the more I did the more I needed to know about the specifics of light. I came across these 2 articles which while perhaps overly technical at times were also very helpful in explaining things and filling in the holes...

So I asked subset of this question over in the Lighting forum but figured I should expand the whole thing out here to make sure I am bringing it all together properly. The idea I had came about after having 2x 10-gallon tanks for bettas. I knew nothing about fish...walked into what I thought...

So I am totally new to all this and have spent weeks reading and trying to understand everything and I think I have a decent beginners grasp and can now ask a hopefully intelligent question ;) What I was looking at doing was a 30-gallon breeder tank (36w - 18d - 12h) with glass top, substrate...

Hi Everyone, after many many months of reading threads on here I've found one question that I can't find the answer to, and if anyone could help I would very much appreciate it. I'm currently about 6 weeks into a 12 week wait for a custom 24" cube from Aquarium Manufacturers. I've had tanks...

Hi Everyone, I am looking at the Finnex Planted+ 30" and the StingRay 30" to go mid to high light on my setup w/ pressurized c02 (tank dimensions are 30"L x 12"w x 22" h) . I currently have a pc and t-8 bulbs over the tank. These will hopefully be a step up. I would like to see better (quicker/...

So I've tried reading several threads about how to determine lighting for a tank (ones the throw watts per gallon out the window) and can't quite wrap my head around it all to figure out what sort of light I'd need to achieve a "low light" setup for a planted tank that has low light plants. The...

I just Received my 2 ray2 24" DD on friday and over the weekend algae is growing like crazy. my question is what steps should i take to get my tank back in balance Co2, ferts, photo period etc. on a side note my plants are pearling like crazy i mean they used to pearl before but now its like i...

Well i have a 150g.. its 72" long 18" deep and 24"in tall. i want to have a med-low light, low tech (maybe DIY CO2). It will be inclosed in a custom hood (that hasn't been made yet, waiting on the lights) on top.... looking to get ideas from the planted experts on lighting. i can go with...

I have a Fluval Edge 6 gallon. This is my first planted tank, and it seems to be going well so far, at least with the plants. I changed my light bulbs out to MR11 LED lights. So this is okay for low-med light plants? Or only low light? I originally started out with 5 neon tetras and 5 cherry...

I'm looking for a light fixture for my 20 gallon aquarium. As of right now i only have anacharis and java moss in it. I was at home depot the other day and i say that they had a dual bulb fluorescent fixture for 20 dollars. Each bulb is capable of putting out 24 watts for total of 48 watts...