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wei_yuan86 · 23-04-2015, 03:27 PM

I'm really curious... Is there such a thing as too much light for plants? Factoring away algae issues and fert requirements. Will plants be adversely affected when light is "too strong" ?

fireblade · 23-04-2015, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by wei_yuan86

I'm really curious... Is there such a thing as too much light for plants? Factoring away algae issues and fert requirements. Will plants be adversely affected when light is "too strong" ?

There are indeed a possibilty of having too much light for your plants, some plants need low light and some need high light.. depends on what plants you keep...

wei_yuan86 · 23-04-2015, 04:56 PM

Okay. Let's level the comparisons by saying now they are all light-demanding plants....

Will they be affected adversely if there's too intense lighting?

fireblade · 23-04-2015, 04:59 PM

intense light must accompanied with enough fertilzer for the plants to make food then will grow nicer...

Eg: if you grow glosso, the one with high light, the glosso will creep and will not grow tall, if light is not enough, you might notice that glosso will grow taller and taller.

on the other hand, if you grow nana type of plant, high light might kill the plant or algea will grow on the leaves where low light, the plant will grow well...

wei_yuan86 · 23-04-2015, 05:17 PM

Okay. Thanks Fireblade!

Psst. Sorry to side track a little on your thread, TS!

chaos · 23-04-2015, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by wei_yuan86

Okay. Let's level the comparisons by saying now they are all light-demanding plants....

Will they be affected adversely if there's too intense lighting?

think the height of the tank also make a diff bah

scooter · 21-05-2015, 12:13 PM

I am having a 2ft high tank, will it be wise to use LED lighting and what would you guys recommend.

nefish · 08-06-2015, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by fireblade

Any idea how much is a 50W LED?

Ard US$20, driver with led chip only. shipping not included fm website

Didn't buy to try, don't have used 4ft light housing.

Now not much plants left liao.

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Originally Posted by scooter

I am having a 2ft high tank, will it be wise to use LED lighting and what would you guys recommend.

Looking at chong99 n burntrubber tanks, seem ok.
wondering wat led chong is using.

7020? 8520?

nefish · 08-07-2016, 02:50 AM

Bought this:-

Not very hot, tink can transfer led chip n driver to old aq light casing.

Don't have used 4ft light housing n plants currently, so don't know good enough for 2ft height tanks or not

fireblade · 19-07-2016, 03:42 PM

just use this with the casing... looks cool...
I am using that for my 1 feet cube

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23-04-2015, 03:27 PM	#21
wei_yuan86 Dragon Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,358	I'm really curious... Is there such a thing as too much light for plants? Factoring away algae issues and fert requirements. Will plants be adversely affected when light is "too strong" ?

23-04-2015, 04:56 PM	#23
wei_yuan86 Dragon Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,358	Okay. Let's level the comparisons by saying now they are all light-demanding plants.... Will they be affected adversely if there's too intense lighting?

23-04-2015, 04:59 PM	#24
fireblade Endangered Dragon Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,414	intense light must accompanied with enough fertilzer for the plants to make food then will grow nicer... Eg: if you grow glosso, the one with high light, the glosso will creep and will not grow tall, if light is not enough, you might notice that glosso will grow taller and taller. on the other hand, if you grow nana type of plant, high light might kill the plant or algea will grow on the leaves where low light, the plant will grow well...

23-04-2015, 05:17 PM	#25
wei_yuan86 Dragon Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,358	Okay. Thanks Fireblade! Psst. Sorry to side track a little on your thread, TS!

21-05-2015, 12:13 PM	#27
scooter Arofanatic Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 53	I am having a 2ft high tank, will it be wise to use LED lighting and what would you guys recommend.

08-07-2016, 02:50 AM	#29
nefish Dragon Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,430	Bought this:- Not very hot, tink can transfer led chip n driver to old aq light casing. Don't have used 4ft light housing n plants currently, so don't know good enough for 2ft height tanks or not

19-07-2016, 03:42 PM	#30
fireblade Endangered Dragon Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,414	just use this with the casing... looks cool... I am using that for my 1 feet cube

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