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algae, spectrum, light
Hi,
I was looking up some info about lighting in aquaria, the grow of plants and the formation of algae. In this search I came across an interresting, and for me new, fact. In short it says : "Algae use the blue side of the spectrum while plants can also grow healthy on the red side only" So excluding the blue side can / should reduce the growth of algae !! This was stunning to me because special lamps for plants have both blue AND red spectra in them. I use the following picture for further explanation : http://users.pandora.be/worldofbudgerigars/!spectrum1.jpg legend : A) TL - warm white (normal TL) E) TL - GroLux (special lamp for plants) I) daylight (sun) J) spectrum used by plants for fotosynthese What do we see ? J is the spectrum which plants should need, so they made the lamp E (almost identical spectrum) But now I read that algae use mostly / only the blue side while plants don't really need the blue side and can live with the red side alone. So this means that a normal TL (A) should be a far better choice. Now I can understand why sunlight (J) is so bad to our aquarium in regard to algae growth (see how much blue there is in sunlight !) now MY QUESTION : Is there any scientific source (link / book) which deals with the fact the algae use basically blue and plants need only red ? I don't believe everything I read ;-) TIA PérRµ§h -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet? |
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Is there any scientific source (link / book) which deals with the
fact the algae use basically blue and plants need only red ? I don't believe everything I read ;-) Very smart of you. :-) I've also heard that "blue light causes algae" thing, and there may be something to it. But a lot of people grow plants under blueish lights (like those 50% actinic SmartLites) just fine. I'm skeptical about the idea that you can control algae just by light spectrum. But if there is any solid info, I'd be interested in seeing it, too. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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Is there any scientific source (link / book) which deals with the
fact the algae use basically blue and plants need only red ? I don't believe everything I read ;-) Very smart of you. :-) I've also heard that "blue light causes algae" thing, and there may be something to it. But a lot of people grow plants under blueish lights (like those 50% actinic SmartLites) just fine. I'm skeptical about the idea that you can control algae just by light spectrum. But if there is any solid info, I'd be interested in seeing it, too. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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some of the lights in stores say "promotes invertebrate growth" if we have
crabs/crayfish/shrimp do we need a special spectrum? would denying as much blue light as possible to the tank hurt them? Also, exactly how does the mostly red light look, if it gives a weird "satan tank" look to the thing then I'd rather have algae :-P (sorry for top posting but I find it easier to read since i don't have to scroll through 5 pages of text I've already read to get to the new stuff) "LeighMo" wrote in message ... Is there any scientific source (link / book) which deals with the fact the algae use basically blue and plants need only red ? I don't believe everything I read ;-) Very smart of you. :-) I've also heard that "blue light causes algae" thing, and there may be something to it. But a lot of people grow plants under blueish lights (like those 50% actinic SmartLites) just fine. I'm skeptical about the idea that you can control algae just by light spectrum. But if there is any solid info, I'd be interested in seeing it, too. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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algae, spectrum, light
some of the lights in stores say "promotes invertebrate growth" if we have
crabs/crayfish/shrimp do we need a special spectrum? would denying as much blue light as possible to the tank hurt them? Also, exactly how does the mostly red light look, if it gives a weird "satan tank" look to the thing then I'd rather have algae :-P (sorry for top posting but I find it easier to read since i don't have to scroll through 5 pages of text I've already read to get to the new stuff) "LeighMo" wrote in message ... Is there any scientific source (link / book) which deals with the fact the algae use basically blue and plants need only red ? I don't believe everything I read ;-) Very smart of you. :-) I've also heard that "blue light causes algae" thing, and there may be something to it. But a lot of people grow plants under blueish lights (like those 50% actinic SmartLites) just fine. I'm skeptical about the idea that you can control algae just by light spectrum. But if there is any solid info, I'd be interested in seeing it, too. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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algae, spectrum, light
some of the lights in stores say "promotes invertebrate growth" if we have
crabs/crayfish/shrimp do we need a special spectrum? I would assume they were talking about corals. Also, exactly how does the mostly red light look, if it gives a weird "satan tank" look to the thing then I'd rather have algae :-P LOL! There is that.... Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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algae, spectrum, light
some of the lights in stores say "promotes invertebrate growth" if we have
crabs/crayfish/shrimp do we need a special spectrum? I would assume they were talking about corals. Also, exactly how does the mostly red light look, if it gives a weird "satan tank" look to the thing then I'd rather have algae :-P LOL! There is that.... Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 04:12:52 GMT, in rec.aquaria.freshwater.plants
"Christopher" verruimde onze geest met: Also, exactly how does the mostly red light look, if it gives a weird "satan tank" look to the thing then I'd rather have algae :-P ** mostly you don't see any difference at all. (sorry for top posting but I find it easier to read since i don't have to scroll through 5 pages of text I've already read to get to the new stuff) ** If you cut away the lines which aren't usefull anymore and only leave those whom you're replying to, you don't get 5 pages ... PérRµ§h -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet? |
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On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 04:12:52 GMT, in rec.aquaria.freshwater.plants
"Christopher" verruimde onze geest met: Also, exactly how does the mostly red light look, if it gives a weird "satan tank" look to the thing then I'd rather have algae :-P ** mostly you don't see any difference at all. (sorry for top posting but I find it easier to read since i don't have to scroll through 5 pages of text I've already read to get to the new stuff) ** If you cut away the lines which aren't usefull anymore and only leave those whom you're replying to, you don't get 5 pages ... PérRµ§h -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet? |
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Then I went to the www and found the red - blue story on several
sites. But those sites often take info from each other. It's really easy to spread false info on the net, I'm afraid. I've never seen any actual research on this, just anecdotal claims. Which I'm not discounting, mind, but some solid proof would be nice. Personally, I don't worry about spectrum. I choose lights that are appealing to my eye, and make my fish and plants look good. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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Then I went to the www and found the red - blue story on several
sites. But those sites often take info from each other. It's really easy to spread false info on the net, I'm afraid. I've never seen any actual research on this, just anecdotal claims. Which I'm not discounting, mind, but some solid proof would be nice. Personally, I don't worry about spectrum. I choose lights that are appealing to my eye, and make my fish and plants look good. Leigh http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/ |
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