Lighting SMART BULB work for my tank???
- Thread starter Kingster
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Depends on what look you are going for. I like something around 8k myself 6500 is a little to yellow but as a mid morning color its kinda cool. Anything below 6000k and its not really great for plants....you need to take that with a grain of salt because that is a generlized statement and not completely true, leds break those rules all the time. Try something like this
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01MCRQH18/ref=psdcmw_2314207011_t3_B00J51PFI2
Or even better
https://www.amazon.com/TIMI-Lightin...1-fkmrnull&ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmrnull_1&th=1&psc=1
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/3W-54W-RGB-...2e:m:mEYQRK6rRQEms1jcofxnYQQ&var=583435383789
well I need three things for sure:
DIMMABLE
BRIGHT
RGB
How many lumans, or kelvin, or Watts am i looking for to get bright lights that can grow low light level plants???
twentyleagues
what search did you do for those? I am interested in some that are dimmable that I could hang above and create me "own" 24/7 cycle with my home automation.
Par38 plant led for the bottom and color changing par38 led for the top. Ive used par38s before those were some I looked at it took me a bit to find them the first time.
Par38 is great for range + bang for buck. Never tried dimming them but i guess adapter would work.
..different wattage bulbs / separate timer stages kinda like having a dimmer.
How tall is your tank? Could use LED Fluval Aquasky or any similar if u have shallow tank.. i like it bc u can change color range + also added T5 makes tank pop + speed up growth for plants.
My tank is 26 inchs... also i think i would go with the bulb on the first post,led bulbs do give a shimmer effect
Like said before at 26" I dont think those lights will be effective.
What about something easy like this
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01KYELCLC/ref=sspa_mw_detail_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&th=1
What about something easy like this
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01KYELCLC/ref=sspa_mw_detail_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&th=1
I tested with a low cost led 3000k bulb and it did enough,I don't want too much light it's blackwater, fish prefer low light
shimmer effect halides beat LED + T5 all day. Par38 use for aquaponics never tried on aquarium just keep lighting close to water surface to increase shine. LED cool tho + can do color change.
