Led lighting for fresh water plant

[edwliang]

I wonder if led lights are suitable for plants in aquarium。

 

[Garret]

I don't have to much experience with it but yes it should. As long as you have the right balance of kelvin spikes you should be good. MarineLand brand uses LEDs in almost ll of their aquaruim kits

 

[edwliang]

I don't have to much experience with it but yes it should. As long as you have the right balance of kelvin spikes you should be good. MarineLand brand uses LEDs in almost ll of their aquaruim kits

i tried, 10000 kelvin. it works. indeed, it is very good to the plants. everything looks so clear in the water.

 

[tjudy]

10,000 is bright, but it ussualy does not provide the right spectrum for plants. LED for plants is getting better. Several companies are offering 6500-6700K options (much better for plants). Aqueon (in the USA) now has a new LED product that is nice because the fixtures have the options to change out the LED lights, or add more, in the right color combinations. The actual LED lights are 'tubes' about the size of a T5 that are being sold at a price point about the same as a HO T5 florescent tube. I have seen them for sale at (amazingly) PetSmart. I am still waiting to get my hands on one to play with...

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,
I've had a bit of a play with these, unfortunately we don't have a PAR meter, but the blue white 10,000K LED's look to be one of the best in terms of plant growth. A few other people seem to have found this as well.
<http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/lighting/508-10-000-kelvin-bulb-good-sidegrowth.html>.

cheers Darrel

 

[JasonC]

There is a really good thread on LED's for plant growth on plantedtank.net...

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=160396

Think they have made it a sticky since it is an evolving project with such good info.

 

[Tahacan96]

Hi, I use smd led 33w 6500kelvin 1800 lümen lighting for hemianthus Cuba. My tank size 50.40.30h. I haven't finished decor. İ have dıy co2 system
And i need background plant.What can i do ?

 

[Mongbean]

all you need to make sure is you don't buy a led light with a narrow spectrum.
For example plants like Amazon Sword requires light from all the colour spectrum's.
Led lights are the way of the future and last much longer then fluro lights.
Kelvins are important as well but you must get the balance between the two.
It's not hard to get it right though 10k's is the norm for standard growth and is simple to find when looking into led lighting.

 

[Mongbean]

Hi, I use smd led 33w 6500kelvin 1800 lümen lighting for hemianthus Cuba. My tank size 50.40.30h. I haven't finished decor. İ have dıy co2 system
And i need background plant.What can i do ?

There is a wealth of options for you. You will have to do your research on this one as plants are of personal preference.
If you understand how much light you have in your tank then you can understand what plants you are able to put into the tank.