In this tutorial, we talk about the lights, subjectively. We will show you the ones we use in the Green Aqua Gallery. Please do not expect a very scientific description here, that was not the main point of this video.
You’ll hopefully get a good idea on what type of light you need for your planted tank after this. We’ll give you recommendations on how many lights you’ll need for a bigger tank, how high you should place them, and in what way are T5 tubes different from their LED counterparts.
How about you? What type of light you have on your tank? Which one worked the best for you? Let us know in the comment below!
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47 responses to “AQUARIUM LIGHTING TUTORIAL – PLANTED TANK LIGHTING”
I would love to see a video on trimming plants. For example i don’t know where to trim ferns if its at the base of the leaf.
Thanks for all the info! Love all your content very educational.
Beautiful tanks
Algae really isn’t a problem when you have pothos in your tank xD And If I do get any, I have a adult female pleco, 4 of her babies (RIP Mr. Plecosaurus her mate and father of her children. He was with me for many years, I miss the big guy 🥺) and 1 Super Red Juvenile Pleco as well. I’m sure they’d actually approve of any algae that came their way. There’s a Nerite snail too, Just one. He’s called (Char-)Coal because his shell is pure black and I bought him around christmas lol.
No i’m not keeping them in a 10 gallon. They all live in a planted 60, Im just childish and dote on my fish. I like to name them and figure out their personalities based on how they interact with the other fish. It’s fun for me. I don’t with the Neon Tetras though because, they all look identical… (The plecos are all different morphs of Bristlenose, that’s why I can tell them appart. That was intentional.)
I wish you a nice day… I follow this channel from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.. I would like to seek advice from you… I have a fish tank of these sizes 70 x 35 x 35. I would like to buy lighting from the Amazon store… Is there any A specific type is excellent and contains all. Spectrum colors. And at the same time automatic. And if you can send me the link… Thank you
Hey.. I want to make length 48 x height 24 inches tank, is it fine for plantation or should I lower the height ? please suggest..
Hello i just purchased an 8 watts LED light for my 2 .5 gallon aquarium and i noticed that it's so bright.. i am planning to have a planted aquarium. What plants should fit the 8 watts light ,is it low tech or high tech plants?
What about tank depth and PAR?
I could not calculate how much light I need for a 100l net aquarium with a length of 80cm with medium plants? I prefer an LED light. I know that for t5 tubes you need at least 0.5w / l. thanks
Would these lights work in a dark lit bathroom for house plants?
For anubias and buchephalamdra nano tanks whic plant led need ?
Some people wanna convince themselves that plants do well without Co2 but in reality plants just struggle without it, making this hobby boring as hell.
so when you guys say silvania T5 daylight 6500 Kelvin tubes they are the plain regular ones right>? there are not two variants with diferent CRI?
watchin such beautiful video tutorials and the beauti
ful display tanks is absolutely Calming… alas often spoilt by the choice of loud groovy music background…such a mismatch…especialĺy during the calm of the night..and other family members and pets are asleep
High sir! Nice work you are doing!!! Have one question: i have a 50cmx50cmx50cm cube tank and would like to have a nice modern LED light installed on it. Which one would you recommend please? It will be a co2 injected tank. Thanks sir
Hi
Thanks for your very useful information
I have a nano tank without co2 and I wanted to buy week aqua z200 light. Do you think is it bad decision?
Спасибо за труд смотрю вас с уважением
I enjoyed your video, but have a suggestion. Throughout the video, the constent cutting just for the music was a bit distracting. I actually got lost acouple of times of what lights you were continuing to talk about when I was just trying to hear your recommendations. I think keeping the music breaks as breaks rather then almost acting as interuptions would be helpful.
this is one of the best videos about aquarium lights I have ever seen ! …… Köszi, Balazs and team Green Aqua…. and greetings from Germany 🙂
Can you pls make an aquarium using t5 led, there is really little info regarding t5 led light for aquarium.
"These are entry level lamps, six thousand five hundred…" I thought he was going to say dollars! 🙂
💡I have Dennerle🌱 6W led light for 30l 💧nano cube. And want to instal CO². Should I change the light to RGB🚥 to bring the Red colour plants🍁 as much as I can, or the existing light is okay?
Hello. For a Chihiros wrgb 2 luminaire do you recommend which luminaire height?
I like to watch your videos when I need calm and I usually fall asleep. Such nice editing and pro content.
I really want the ADA RBG LED one, but its $800+ !!! What the heck, that's like buying a gucci purse!
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Would you recommend some brand of tubes? Can we choose any kind of tube with 6500k? Or we need to select a special tube that design for aquarium? Thank you very much!
Constantly interjecting annoying music was a bad editing decision.
Never heard of some explain this topic so detailed. I very much needed this advice. Thank u so much . Love frm a hobbyist in India 🥰
Hi Balazs.. suggest a budget light for my 60cms, CO2 injection tank… Means really budget but not DIY🤪
Non Co2 = Not too bright Light set up
With Co2 = Well Lit LED Light
Thank you so much for this.
the cut a ways every 5 seconds needs to be reconsidered .. please, I find myself loosing focus
Can the LED lights on the Fluval Spec 2.6 gallon kit tank damage human eyes? I see that there is a blue and white light mix and am not sure if it is UV lighting. I've read mixed opinions and am not sure that I fully understand it. Concerned because there is no hood over the light and it is in my kid's room. Thanks!
The shimmering effect you get with the LED is quite beautiful. It is as if you are scuba diving. Magical!
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Can you suggest a light for me sir. My tank is a 10gallon 13* cube tank. Soon to have co2 injection
Can i use 5ws lights 😊?
love Greenaqua since the first time i saw your vids. awesome
What's a decent website to order aquascape lights..I have live plants and Turtles id like one light that does both…All suggestions welcome thanks!
I have a question for a newly setup aquascape, is stronger light or weaker light needed for initial setup so the plants won't melt
Nice
I really appreciate it that even if your business is aimed at the big consumers/hobbyists you always never fail to add recommendations for the starting hobbyists. Thank you for being generous with your knowledge!
Not really satisfied. It does not give out details as to what is an rgb light, how it helps, led vs tubes, how it helps on growth of plants, what symptoms are there for low light and of they are higher then what impact. How the height of lights is important. Companies mentioned of light doesnt i clude many other manufacturers like sunsun chihiros. For a aquascaping beginner who did not grow up in a developed world, this video is not informative at all.
Any reason you advise against the siesta period? Just curious because I am trying to dial in my high tech tank and was informed that the siesta period would be helpful for managing algae
how about using flood led lights .. it would be so cheaper..
What is the best light setting in terms of colour and intensity? Currently using Chihiros C2 RGB.
Please suggest to me a good waterproof light model for a 36" wide low-tech planted aquarium.