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Is 10000k to much for F/W Plants?
I'm familiar with actinic bulbs, but can't be certain if they don't actually
say the are red actinic, or blue actinic, like Sandy said, they coudl be disco lights for all I/we know... -- RedForeman ©® "Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... "Sandy" wrote in message ... RedForeman ©® wrote: what are the red/blue lights? I'd like to see a better explanation of that page... red/blue doesnt tell me anything.... I believe they are usually used on reef tanks. If you look through a fish magazine you should probably find some ads for such bulbs, they might be able to tell you more info about the bulbs. Harry -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Is 10000k to much for F/W Plants?
"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
... I'm familiar with actinic bulbs, but can't be certain if they don't actually say the are red actinic, or blue actinic, like Sandy said, they coudl be disco lights for all I/we know... -- RedForeman ©® I checked one of my mags, and they had an ad for what I assume is a bulb like the red/blue on that website. The red bulb is rated at 8000K and the blue at 12000K. Unfortunately I don't recall the name anymore (bad memory). However, the red (I believe they called it pink) bulb was supposed to be designed for plant growth. Harry -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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Is 10000k to much for F/W Plants?
"Harry Muscle" wrote in message ... "RedForeman ©®" wrote in message ... I'm familiar with actinic bulbs, but can't be certain if they don't actually say the are red actinic, or blue actinic, like Sandy said, they coudl be disco lights for all I/we know... -- RedForeman ©® I checked one of my mags, and they had an ad for what I assume is a bulb like the red/blue on that website. The red bulb is rated at 8000K and the blue at 12000K. Unfortunately I don't recall the name anymore (bad memory). However, the red (I believe they called it pink) bulb was supposed to be designed for plant growth. Have a look at www.arcadia-uk.com. I know it's a UK based site, but they have ideas about the lighting you might need for plants. I have the Original Tropical and Freshwater lamps in combination - each are T5 15w in a 2 cu ft tank, to grow my plants. The tank looks great, although I may need to replace one of the tubes, as I have had it for a few months now. Marcus |
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Is 10000k to much for F/W Plants?
I'm running a 10k (simulated day light) light in a heavily planted 29
gallon.. Looks great, and the plants are doing wonderful. If anything, stuff is growing too quickly! Troy "Nick D" wrote in message om... Hi... I'm upgrading my lighting to power compacts and have the option of getting several different kelvin rated bulbs. I realize that the higher the kelvin rating, the cooler the visual of the bulb appears. I don't like my tank looking yellow with a 5500k bulb...so I want to get a 10000k bulb for a crisper white light, but I've heard that I cant grow plants very well with 10000k? Is this right? Is 10000k considered a salt water/ marine bulb? I've heard everyone raving about these GE 9325k bulbs and how great they look but, aren't they awful close to 10000k bulb? What about 6700k? Are these pretty yellow/ orange looking? Thx Nick D. |
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Is 10000k to much for F/W Plants?
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http://mynatureaquariums.com/index.htm Only 10,000K on all tanks that you see. And lots of light. No reason to not use 10,000K for a planted tank. But some plants do look washed out a bit compared to 6,700 or 5,500. Red fish appear more red under the warmer Kelvins. --Nikolay |
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Is 10000k to much for F/W Plants?
Absolutly stunning tanks, Looks like you put alot of time into it. Out of
curisity what are your thoughts on the new Coralife lights, compact tubes i beleive. I have heard they are wonderfull for plants compared to the basic set up for lights. Thoughts? If I may ask as well what are you using for a substrate? Thanks "seeOtwo" wrote in message om... Look he http://mynatureaquariums.com/index.htm Only 10,000K on all tanks that you see. And lots of light. No reason to not use 10,000K for a planted tank. But some plants do look washed out a bit compared to 6,700 or 5,500. Red fish appear more red under the warmer Kelvins. --Nikolay |
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Is 10000k to much for F/W Plants?
Absolutly stunning tanks, Looks like you put alot of time into it. Out of
curisity what are your thoughts on the new Coralife lights, compact tubes i beleive. I have heard they are wonderfull for plants compared to the basic set up for lights. Thoughts? If I may ask as well what are you using for a substrate? Thanks "seeOtwo" wrote in message om... Look he http://mynatureaquariums.com/index.htm Only 10,000K on all tanks that you see. And lots of light. No reason to not use 10,000K for a planted tank. But some plants do look washed out a bit compared to 6,700 or 5,500. Red fish appear more red under the warmer Kelvins. --Nikolay |
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Is 10000k to much for F/W Plants?
Absolutly stunning tanks, Looks like you put alot of time into it. Out of
curisity what are your thoughts on the new Coralife lights, compact tubes i beleive. I have heard they are wonderfull for plants compared to the basic set up for lights. Thoughts? If I may ask as well what are you using for a substrate? Thanks "seeOtwo" wrote in message om... Look he http://mynatureaquariums.com/index.htm Only 10,000K on all tanks that you see. And lots of light. No reason to not use 10,000K for a planted tank. But some plants do look washed out a bit compared to 6,700 or 5,500. Red fish appear more red under the warmer Kelvins. --Nikolay |
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Is 10000k to much for F/W Plants?
"seeOtwo" wrote in message
om... Look he http://mynatureaquariums.com/index.htm Only 10,000K on all tanks that you see. And lots of light. No reason to not use 10,000K for a planted tank. But some plants do look washed out a bit compared to 6,700 or 5,500. Red fish appear more red under the warmer Kelvins. Beautiful tanks! So, no algae problems? Common wisdom has it that too high a color temperature encourages algae growth. So there you go, so much for common wisdom... :-) Personally, I still prefer the warmer look of lower color temperatures but, ultimately, it is a matter of taste and what mood you want to create. Cheers, Michi. -- Michi Henning Ph: +61 4 1118-2700 ZeroC, Inc. http://www.zeroc.com |
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Is 10000k to much for F/W Plants?
"BB" wrote in message ...
Absolutly stunning tanks, Looks like you put alot of time into it. Out of curisity what are your thoughts on the new Coralife lights, compact tubes i beleive. I have heard they are wonderfull for plants compared to the basic set up for lights. Thoughts? If I may ask as well what are you using for a substrate? Thanks BB, Those are NOT my tanks. They belong to Luis Navarro who I believe never posts here. The pictures don't do the tanks any justice. In reallity his tanks are so striking that one can easily mistake them for artificial. That being said I'm not sure you would like my opinion on aquarium lighting, hehe. But here it is: Light: If you want plants then throw away the basic light that comes with your tank. :-) As far as Compact Fluorescent bulbs are concerned I don't think there is a big difference between the diferent manufacturers supplying the US market. Kim that runs AHSupply is known to sell bulbs that he personally has confidence in. They are not Coralife but most everybody knows AHSupply - great prices, great service, no glitches in the product, as simple as that. Substrate: Luis uses a rather complex mix of different materials. Without too many details - his substrte is layered - a base of some sort of organic substrate, also something to fluff up the substrate and not let it compact badly, everything is topped off with inert material. Ask about layered substrate here and I belive many folk will give you more details. I personally didn't have success with such substrates, but Luis has. --Nikolay |
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Is 10000k to much for F/W Plants?
"Michi Henning":
Beautiful tanks! So, no algae problems? Common wisdom has it that too high a color temperature encourages algae growth. So there you go, so much for common wisdom... :-) Personally, I still prefer the warmer look of lower color temperatures but, ultimately, it is a matter of taste and what mood you want to create. Cheers, Michi. Michi, As I said in the post to BB - those are NOT my tanks. No algae in Luis's tanks no... The water in his tanks is so clear that one of the tanks fooled me - I thought Luis was still setting it up and it had no water, just plants, until I saw the CO2 bubbles raising to the surface. :-) I agree - it is a personal preference what bulbs to use. I like 10,000 K a lot but as I mentioned before - some colors do appear lighter under such light. Some folk like to mix their bulbs so they get the desired effect. --Nikolay |
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Is 10000k to much for F/W Plants?
In message , seeOtwo
writes Those are NOT my tanks. They belong to Luis Navarro who I believe never posts here. The pictures don't do the tanks any justice. In reallity his tanks are so striking that one can easily mistake them for artificial. He doesn't post here, he doesn't have any words on his web site ;-( Any idea of his set-up ? His tanks look stunning. -- Alan Silver PSG Fish Tanks - http://fish.alansilver.co.uk/ |
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Is 10000k to much for F/W Plants?
Alan Silver:
He doesn't post here, he doesn't have any words on his web site ;-( Any idea of his set-up ? His tanks look stunning. Alan, I'll post what everybody that knows Luis can tell you: - Layered substrate (see my other post in this thread) - Light - 4 to 12 (yes, twelve) wpg, usually 10,000 Kelvin - Dosing - Fe/Traces only - Water changes - twice every week, 50% each - UV sterilizer - Eheim filter - Plants - plan the layout carefully and don't uproot/move plants every few weeks. That is it. No magic pill. I, like some other folk, view Luis as an artist :-) --Nikolay |
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Is 10000k to much for F/W Plants?
"seeOtwo" wrote in message
om... - Layered substrate (see my other post in this thread) - Light - 4 to 12 (yes, twelve) wpg, usually 10,000 Kelvin - Dosing - Fe/Traces only - Water changes - twice every week, 50% each - UV sterilizer - Eheim filter - Plants - plan the layout carefully and don't uproot/move plants every few weeks. Up to 4 W/gal at 10,000K, no CO2, and no algae? Amazing -- that's against all the usual advice. Maybe the twice-weekly 50% water change has something to do with that? At any rate, the tanks are absolutely stunning. Cheers, Michi. -- Michi Henning Ph: +61 4 1118-2700 ZeroC, Inc. http://www.zeroc.com |
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