Coloured Bulbs?

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

willl using a coloured tube affect the growth of my live plants i plan to have in my tank?

mainly amazon sword and moss balls java fern easy low light stuff

or would it be better to keep on daylight tube and add a seprate blue tube?

thanks

 

[raptorrex]

willl using a coloured tube affect the growth of my live plants i plan to have in my tank?

mainly amazon sword and moss balls java fern easy low light stuff

or would it be better to keep on daylight tube and add a seprate blue tube?

thanks

well no. providing your light is in the 4500k+ range, and there is enough wattage for the volume, that should do the trick.

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

sorry to be a pain im new to this

ive got a juwel rekord 70

im not sure im its t5 or t8 i need

also my lfs dont sell them is there anywhere you would recommed getting one

 

[Schmill]

I can't recommend anywhere to buy from, but the 'T' number related to how many 8ths of an inche the tube is in diameter, so the easiest thing to do is measure it. If it's 1" (8/8ths) then it's T8, if it's 5/8th" then it's T5

 

[raptorrex]

sorry to be a pain im new to this

ive got a juwel rekord 70

im not sure im its t5 or t8 i need

also my lfs dont sell them is there anywhere you would recommed getting one

for the tubes, t8 are 25mm and t5 are 16mm diameter. cant help with the shop though, sorry!

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

sorry to be a pain im new to this

ive got a juwel rekord 70

im not sure im its t5 or t8 i need

also my lfs dont sell them is there anywhere you would recommed getting one

for the tubes, t8 are 25mm and t5 are 16mm diameter. cant help with the shop though, sorry!

it seems from a quick glance on ebay the shorter the tube the less wattage it has

 

[Schmill]

it seems from a quick glance on ebay the shorter the tube the less wattage it has

That is generally correct, but don't forget the above posts are talking about the diameter of the tube (ie. it's thickness), not it's length.

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

it seems from a quick glance on ebay the shorter the tube the less wattage it has

That is generally correct, but don't forget the above posts are talking about the diameter of the tube (ie. it's thickness), not it's length.

Yeah i understood that

its just really confusing

i dont like just the white lights i want a blue one that will fit the tube housing i already have thats also good enough to grow some easy plants under and i just dont think 15w in a 70l tank is enough?


ive got some blue perspex on the way i was going to buy a better normal white tube and build a blue perxpex box around it but i think just buying a blue tube will be better

 

[Truck]

what youve got already is fine for plants like crypts, anubias, java fern etc

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

what youve got already is fine for plants like crypts, anubias, java fern etc

i might get one of those pc moon light things then and have my normal tube on all day for growth while im at work and switch the blue lights on when i get home for good viewing

 

[Truck]

sounds like a good plan in my opinion

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

sounds like a good plan in my opinion

 

[raptorrex]

sounds like, something, many of us do. using "moon lighting". unfortunately, that was not the question posed by the OP, and has nothing to do with the planted section. sorry guy, for obvious reasons, i missed your point!

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

sounds like, something, many of us do. using "moon lighting". unfortunately, that was not the question posed by the OP, and has nothing to do with the planted section. sorry guy, for obvious reasons, i missed your point!

sorry im really confusing people now

i sort of changed my mind half way through the thread

sorry

 

[greenfishkeeper]

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