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having started with a planted tank, then Malawi, then Marine I am returning to a planted aquarium, with fish and inverts
my new tank is a 4x2x2, and will be sumped and with Co2 and ferts
my question related to lighting, there seems to be a ton of informative but sometimes conflicting information/advice around
Having previously had a marine tank, I have a high spec 3ft LED unit - the specs are:
* 240w max
* 99 3w LED's
* 90 degree lens
* Configurable 3,500-14,000k colour temperature
* Full spectrum of violet 420nm to red 660 nm
* Optical lens for maximum coverage
* 2 transmitters & moonlight with digital intensity control 0-100%
* programmable light cycle
* Actinic lighting enhancd with violet wavelength
Also, I have just purchased a 4ft ATI 8x54w programmable unit, about a year old
My question is which would be best for a planted tank, and if it is the ATI unit what mixture of tubes would people recommend to enhance plant growth, and colour of fish/inverts
also i will be having a mix of plants, which require different lighting, i.e greens through to reds etc.
many thanks, any advice much appreciated
Mike
having started with a planted tank, then Malawi, then Marine I am returning to a planted aquarium, with fish and inverts
my new tank is a 4x2x2, and will be sumped and with Co2 and ferts
my question related to lighting, there seems to be a ton of informative but sometimes conflicting information/advice around
Having previously had a marine tank, I have a high spec 3ft LED unit - the specs are:
* 240w max
* 99 3w LED's
* 90 degree lens
* Configurable 3,500-14,000k colour temperature
* Full spectrum of violet 420nm to red 660 nm
* Optical lens for maximum coverage
* 2 transmitters & moonlight with digital intensity control 0-100%
* programmable light cycle
* Actinic lighting enhancd with violet wavelength
Also, I have just purchased a 4ft ATI 8x54w programmable unit, about a year old
My question is which would be best for a planted tank, and if it is the ATI unit what mixture of tubes would people recommend to enhance plant growth, and colour of fish/inverts
also i will be having a mix of plants, which require different lighting, i.e greens through to reds etc.
many thanks, any advice much appreciated
Mike