http://www.guitarfish.org/2009/03/01/gwapa-february-meeting-lighting Planted Aquariums Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:17:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.guitarfish.org/2009/03/01/gwapa-february-meeting-lighting/comment-page-1#comment-2323 guitarfish Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:12:32 +0000 http://www.guitarfish.org/?p=711#comment-2323 Very possible, mstevenson. Utricularia is definitely a bladderwort, so you might be on to something. Thanks for commenting! Very possible, mstevenson. Utricularia is definitely a bladderwort, so you might be on to something. Thanks for commenting!

]]> http://www.guitarfish.org/2009/03/01/gwapa-february-meeting-lighting/comment-page-1#comment-2322 mstevenson Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:30:47 +0000 http://www.guitarfish.org/?p=711#comment-2322 Was Mary dosing Seachem Excel (or oversdosing to get the tank ready to show off)? I know Excel can damage Riccia and Monosolenium Tenerum which are both liverworts as you described - a patch turns brown and then spreads to the remainder of the bunch. If I'm not mistaken, Hutricularia graminfolia is a Bladderwort. Could it be affected the same way? Was Mary dosing Seachem Excel (or oversdosing to get the tank ready to show off)? I know Excel can damage Riccia and Monosolenium Tenerum which are both liverworts as you described – a patch turns brown and then spreads to the remainder of the bunch. If I’m not mistaken, Hutricularia graminfolia is a Bladderwort. Could it be affected the same way?

]]> http://www.guitarfish.org/2009/03/01/gwapa-february-meeting-lighting/comment-page-1#comment-2283 guitarfish Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:15:38 +0000 http://www.guitarfish.org/?p=711#comment-2283 Well, actually, the price isn't too bad considering there are no bulb replacements. If you follow most advice and replace bulbs every 1 year (PC) or 18 months (T5), and figure each bulb is $15-$20 on average, the cost of operating conventional fixtures isn't too cheap either. That's not even counting the higher electricity costs. I believe most of the LED strips are rated to last at least 10 years without any bulb replacement, so it probably evens out eventually. Well, actually, the price isn’t too bad considering there are no bulb replacements. If you follow most advice and replace bulbs every 1 year (PC) or 18 months (T5), and figure each bulb is $15-$20 on average, the cost of operating conventional fixtures isn’t too cheap either. That’s not even counting the higher electricity costs. I believe most of the LED strips are rated to last at least 10 years without any bulb replacement, so it probably evens out eventually.

]]> http://www.guitarfish.org/2009/03/01/gwapa-february-meeting-lighting/comment-page-1#comment-2281 m@ Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:46:12 +0000 http://www.guitarfish.org/?p=711#comment-2281 I've seen this. So these aren't standard LEDs. I can't wait for these things to come down in price. The energy savings is nice, but when the starting sticker price is so high it doesn't amount to much. I’ve seen this. So these aren’t standard LEDs. I can’t wait for these things to come down in price. The energy savings is nice, but when the starting sticker price is so high it doesn’t amount to much.

]]> http://www.guitarfish.org/2009/03/01/gwapa-february-meeting-lighting/comment-page-1#comment-2279 octopus.gallery Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:08:43 +0000 http://www.guitarfish.org/?p=711#comment-2279 I am so looking forward to LEDs becoming more available and cheaper. I picked up a small LED moonlight that I thought might be strong enough to light a nano of mine but it didn't work quite the way I wanted it to. (Ended up trading it for a really nice group of keyhole cichlids so I guess it turned out all right. :D) I am so looking forward to LEDs becoming more available and cheaper. I picked up a small LED moonlight that I thought might be strong enough to light a nano of mine but it didn’t work quite the way I wanted it to. (Ended up trading it for a really nice group of keyhole cichlids so I guess it turned out all right. )

]]> http://www.guitarfish.org/2009/03/01/gwapa-february-meeting-lighting/comment-page-1#comment-2278 guitarfish Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:24:19 +0000 http://www.guitarfish.org/?p=711#comment-2278 m@, I believe it's the <a href="http://www.led-grow-master.com/AquaBar.html" rel="nofollow">Aquabar.</a> The main thing to note with this fixture, is that it emits no white light, so by itself, the tank/plants look brown, but the plants are photosynthesizing because the LEDs are fixed to very specific colors of light just for plants. For human viewing, you'll want to supplement with a white light source. m@, I believe it’s the Aquabar. The main thing to note with this fixture, is that it emits no white light, so by itself, the tank/plants look brown, but the plants are photosynthesizing because the LEDs are fixed to very specific colors of light just for plants. For human viewing, you’ll want to supplement with a white light source.

]]> http://www.guitarfish.org/2009/03/01/gwapa-february-meeting-lighting/comment-page-1#comment-2277 m@ Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:10:38 +0000 http://www.guitarfish.org/?p=711#comment-2277 Do you have more information on the LED system he is using? Is a purchased setup or a home built one? Do you have more information on the LED system he is using? Is a purchased setup or a home built one?

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