A Guide to Aquarium Lighting for Planted Tanks | EP6 Planted Tank Overview

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When choosing the right light for your planted tank, it's pretty easy to get lost in the decision-making process... But with the correct knowledge of lighting, you can tweak your lighting to best suit your aquascaping needs! 💡 In this video, we'll provide you with all the information you need to make the right decision when choosing your aquarium light.
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00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Things to Consider When Choosing a Light
02:42 - Why LED Lights Are Best
04:39 - RGB (Spectral Composition of Light)
05:47 - Lumens and Watts (Lighting Intensity)
06:51 - PAR
08:24 - Kelvin (Color Temperature)
09:34 - Different Light Mounting Styles
11:56 - How to Find Balance
13:20 - Your Aquarium Lighting Schedule
15:11 - Conclusion
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@BucePlant Год назад

We hope this video was helpful! Thanks for watching 🌱 Tell us- What is your absolute favorite LED light in the aquascaping hobby?

@grogers4277 Год назад

Very inspired by these videos! Thank you for taking the time to make them.

@jspinosa50 Год назад

Chihiros WRGB II 30-120 Aquarium LED Light, Aquatic Sunrise Sunset Full Spectrum App Dimmable RGB Light. Very good so far, bought it for my 125 gallon 2 months ago. Thanks for the video

@dannyg2922 Год назад

Very informative and easy to understand,thank you

@LogacysAquaticLove Год назад

Man so much awesome knowledge in this vid!

@nicholasliboon1498 Год назад

Love this

@darrenderousse4804 Год назад

Great video! I love my chihiros rgb that’s 3+ years old now! I really want a vivid 2 though!

@shabeerok38 11 месяцев назад

Very useful video

@quadzilla26b 4 месяца назад

Thanks brother ❤

@matthewray5954 7 месяцев назад

Great video

@yabinuh Год назад

terimakasih atas tipsnya dan seringnya...

@BigFoot-158 27 дней назад

I was waiting for the sales pitch and I b was right.

@nikfarishezrienikishak8582 Год назад

Very comprehensive guide. You are fast becoming my fav aquascape channel

@christianschmidt5744 Год назад

Stop! You're making this hobby too easy.... Thank you Buce . these vids are right to the point and super duper comprehensible..

@BucePlant Год назад

Glad you like them!

@mikerusso4775 Год назад

New quality content!!! Keep it up at you could be the up there with Aquarium Co-op or King of DIY

@BucePlant Год назад

Thanks for the compliment!

@Angrypolack Год назад

I ordered 200$ worth of Bucephalandra from Buceplant. Plant's came in healthy and looked great. I have two Kessil A160WE for my 36 gallon bow (overkill, but I have a large brace that was causing a huge shadow in the tank). The Kessil's only ramp up to 40% and are on an 8 hour schedule. Even powered down, some of the Buce melted and have GSA all over the leaves. Just a cautionary tale. I've read that Buce can be grown under high light. Not in my experience. Find a shady spot for them.

@cindywood2089 29 дней назад

What do you do if you have a hood on your aquarium? Mine came with an LED light but I don't know how strong it is. I can switch it from white to blue

@ArthurFleck-tx9di 5 месяцев назад

"Best wrist" oooh my goooosh 🎉 lmao 😅😅

@sushilpadhye3624 Год назад

How much par ppf and ppfd is needed for aquatic plants and what is cob

@christopherreal7344 6 месяцев назад

What wattage would you need for an aquarium? I keep hearing around 3-5 watts per gallon. I’m trying to run a 15 gallon aquarium but the lights are too long for it.

@shabeerok38 11 месяцев назад

What's the recommend hieght for 10 gallon tank I have hygger 999 light

@mattknowlton5983 3 месяца назад

@Buceplant, What light would you recommend for a 20 gallon high(US gallons)?

@Chefgenoletsrideee 8 месяцев назад

Hey! I have a question! I have a 48inch by 19inch tank 60 gallon, what would be the best light for it? I have bunch of plants that are doing good but the lights in the tank are giving out so I’ll have to replace it ASAP

@BucePlant 8 месяцев назад

Hey there, is the tank rimmed? Asking because our favorite lights are made for rimless tanks. Also, what kind of plants do you have? Do they need low light/high light

@zlk718 Год назад

Are there any dimmers compatible with the UNS titan light? Its overkill for the shallow tank I mounted it to.

@BucePlant Год назад

We don't currently have one. The Titan is a strong light for sure. Have you tried raising the light higher from the surface of the tank? This would help.

@taylorhickman84 Год назад

I'm building a 36x18x36 paludarium and am wondering if I will have to do a combination of lighting types, one for the background plants, and one for the aquatic plants. The water will only be 9" deep, however the light is positioned 30" above the water source. Currently I have a 36" Fluval plant which should work fine for the terrestrial plants, but I'm thinking the aquatic plants might benefit from a small spot lamp, so they get enough light w/o burning the plants positioned towards the top of the paludarium.

@danm8004 Год назад

Personally I think you're overcomplicating it by doing what you've suggested. I don't know everything by any means though, so feel free to spend the extra time and money and report back with your results for us poor, lazy folk ;) FYI: I've been using the aquasky for some quite demanding aquatic plants and had great success. There's no way the plant 3.0 will struggle with your setup by itself unless it's positioned in such a way as not to hit the aquatics at all.

@BucePlant Год назад

Have you considered only planting low-demanding, low-tech plants in the water column? Plants like Anubias, Bucephalandra, and Cryptocoryne would do great in a low-light setting.

@danm8004 Год назад

@@BucePlant agreed, java fern would do well also. Basically just go heavy on epiphytes, right?

@BucePlant Год назад

@@danm8004 Yes! Exactly. You might also be able to include low-tech stems such as Bacopa, Water Wisteria, Egeria Densa, etc. if you plan on using an aquarium soil.

@danm8004 Год назад

@@BucePlant nice one, I quite like limnophila sessiliflora and hygrophila polysperma for stems, would they do well in this use case?

@MissChelle Год назад

This came at a great time, but I’m still confused. I’m refurbing an old tank (20+ year old) 190L half moon Jebo R790 with a plastic hood & tube lighting. It has 2 original white tube lights & an original blue tube light. They all work still with no flickering. The tank is in relatively good condition & I’m wondering if I should change them to LED or not. I can’t find much information on the setup itself, so I’m guessing the lights are good for a planted tank. I don’t intend to use c02 but I do want lots of plants. If I do change them I will have to remove the fixtures from the tubes & im not too keen on that. What would you recommend? Love your style of videos, look forward to more ❤️🇦🇺

@BucePlant Год назад

Hey there, thanks for commenting. We always recommend using an LED lights for growing freshwater aquarium plants. Otherwise, you are at risk of losing your plants you end up purchasing for your aquarium. However, if you are leaning towards keeping the original lights, just make sure to do your research to ensure they will be adequate. If you ever need recommendations for a new lighting fixture, feel free to reach out to us! Always happy to help. Good luck 👍

@MissChelle Год назад

Thank you. I’ll check out tubes first & see if they are ok, if not I’ll change to new LED. What would you recommend in that case? Remember it’s in a hooded lid thingy 😀

@BucePlant Год назад

@@MissChelle I see, just looked at the Jebo R790 and I understand your concerns. You are right, it would be difficult to purchase a new, separate light for the tank unless maybe the hood was kept completely off.

@josephgrimm7685 Год назад

Kessil A360X Tuna Sun

@zvezdanlipovac3394 7 месяцев назад

Please recommend me no co2 11.88 gallon tank light with easy low maintance plant with gravel.Thanks in advance.

@BucePlant 7 месяцев назад

Hey there, is your tank rimless? If so, you should check out the Twinstar EA vr. IV. It has a built-in dimmer! buceplant.com/products/twinstar-led-ea-iv-series-aquarium-light-fixture

@annurch558 Год назад

why are lights high above the water surface? glare spoils the view.

@kennethacuna9996 Год назад

for light duration you said around 8 hours, can this start late afternoon till night time? I am not at the house as I have work and I only come around 6pm

@BucePlant Год назад

Assuming the tank does not get a significant amount of natural sunlight, then you can set your hours to when you will be around to enjoy the tank most often!

@morganhaskamp6830 Год назад

We have tank lights set from 3 - 11 pm :-)

@karelyou2 3 месяца назад

Just a note: That chlorophyll a & b picture has plagued the hobby for some time and was shown to be false. The entire leaf accepts a much wider spectrum of blue and red. The spectrum of the RGB light is not "more optimal" towards plants growth but towards aesthetics for the viewer.

@FarizMammadov-qw8rc 4 месяца назад

you just talk all knows thats. we need to know how much percent green or blue or red good for lighting, how much lumen we need know when lights on when lights off need a rest or no ? you don t talk all about that dislike

@mikerusso4775 Год назад

I hate to be "that guy" but I wanted to let you know I watched this vid in 1.25x speed. Still able to take in all the info at that speed... Just made the BG music sound a little annoying lol the only reason I say this is because I wanted to give you a full view but it was gonna take a while. Most viewers would say to shorten videos but I disagree. It's not directly the length of the video it's just that humans are capable of understanding information faster than the average rate of speech. I love the raw videos, for example, from Aquarium Co-Op but they tend to drag on and I may not watch the full video.

@BucePlant Год назад

We appreciate your feedback! Thank you!