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I find it quite unnatural to flick the fish tank lights off at night. I'm thinking that this could be a shock for the fishes as they can't see anything after that. Should I get dimmable lights and do it gradually? What's your techniques, opinions, experience about this?

Hi all, I'm hoping for some help with a lighting project that I want to start. :) I have a 48 x 24 x 24" tank with limited live plants including some floating water lettuce. It has 2 traditional bulbs that give sufficient light from a visual point of view but have a few drawbacks that I wish...

Hi i have this light that came with the lid of the tank. It has a bluish hue and is a t8 15 watt florescent light. I wanted to know if it was enough . Im also using seachem flourish fert and some co2 optimate from tetra

Im planing on getting a 5 gallong is it ok to add 2 3000k spot lights from ikea the “VAXMYRA” to add up to 6000k or is that not how ot works? Does each bulb its self need to be 6000k

So I just got a 125 gallon tank for free, found on roadside. I was talking to previous owner and she said it was filled about 3 months ago but she couldn't take care of it after her husband died. I need to clean and and do a leak test before I do anything with it. It came with the tank, stand...

What brand would you recommend for a 55 gallon tank? I’m planting a high light tank and can’t decode what lighting to use. It could be LED or a T5 or whatever else. I could even do two lights if necessary but would prefer just one strong one. Need something that could keep the color on red...

I have a 30 gallon tank with 11 neon tetras, 1 betta, 1 baby pleco, 4 amano shrimp, and a yoyo loach. Where I live it gets dark at about 6 PM and It doesn't get light until 9 am how long should my fish be in darkness so I dont get algae blooms?

Another Bulb Question, just looking for personal experience stories, don't need to be very specific. I am currently running 4 x T5Ho Bulbs 6400k at 55W each. From an earlier post, was told that it is definitely enough for my set up. However I was able to find a Red and Blue T5Ho Bulbs also at...

So currently working on my first Planted Tank, so far everything looks alright but I have a feeling maybe I'm not getting enough light to the bottom of the tank. Its lightly planted right now but by the end of the week, it will be heavily planted. 60 Gallon Tank, (48" Wide, 12" Deep, 24" High)...

Hey Everyone, I haven't tried plants in a few years due to them completely messing up my 55 gallon and burning a hole through my wallet, but I think I'm ready to give it another try. I have a few questions to ask before I actually make any purchases. 1) I was planning on using a Finnex...

Hi! I'm new on here, I've been wanting to make an account for a while but just never got around to it, and I figured this question would be a good reason to make one! I have a 37G saltwater fish tank with only dry rock, but it just looks so ugly. I want some more life in it, and so I started to...

I plan to start a 75 gallon planted aquarium, does anyone know a good brand of aquarium lights to use for it? Also does anyone know any hardy plants that can sustain a bit of wear and tear from a large fish?   

hi all, had a bit of a pickle and my tubes got damp and blown, if anyone has any t5 tubes about 34" long, I'm in bridgwater somerset, message back please,    thanks   tom

Hey. I have a 20 gallon long: http://imgur.com/3YpPnOu Species list: S. repens, Glosso(soon), Pearl weed, narrow leaf java fern, Rotala indica, Mint charlie/baby tears, crypts, ludwigia red, and another plant I don't know name of in back left by filter intake. It is red also and partially...

I am looking for a dual T8 fixture for my 20g long aquarium. 6500K. Can anyone direct me to where I can buy one? I don't want to build my own. Thanks

I have a 120 gallon and will be starting my fishless cycle very soon. It's 72 inches across and I need some lights. I could get 3x 24inch lights, or 2x 36inch lights. I'm wondering if I should go LED or just stick to good old Florescent. I might have a few plants, but the plant needs will be...

Hey guys, I have a 29 gallon kit that comes with a lid with the LED strip. Its equal to .5 -1 watt per gallon... L O L.... sooo... I have found several different tops that are either the lid/light together or a glasstop with fixture. I am trying to save money. and the best i have found is the...

I'm struggling to get my lights working on my Rena tank its 8 years old, and I was running it with just one working light (there is 4). And that light stopped working,after i overfilled it (a mistake I have made only once in the last 10yearS) brought a new light and starter motor and tried each...

I'm currently working my way through clearing out my equipment and fishkeeping stuff, and I've come to realise that the hobby has been costing me quite a lot over the last few years as I've not had any income from breeding fish since I closed down my fishroom some years ago.   As some of you may...

I have a 20 gallon long aquarium, it is 30 inches long, and 16 inches deep. I want to set it up for saltwater with live rock and anemone some corals and eventually some SPS corals. I have a very low budget! I would prefer to get LED lights. The problem for me is, most LED lights cost very high...

I have recently purchased a tank with hood lights, which the ballasts are blown. (Reason why I got it cheap)   I want to convert it to a digital/electronic ballast for the two T8 lights in the tank. Has anyone done this in the aquarium world? I know CFTs can be 10-20% brighter with electronic...

So I was talking about it the other day, and ordered some of the SMD5050 LED light modules, and although they are no where near the high powered LED lights, they are a good DIY light that seem to run at fairly low heat, will grow low light plants very easily, and are great mostly for aesthetics...

Hello!   I have an Aqueon 14 (15-gal) freshwater tank, it came with everything - heater, filter, etc. Today, the small plastic protector over one of the two lightbulbs fell off. It seems that the screw completely rusted out, it can't be reapplied. Is there any danger to leaving that single bulb...

Can freshwater plants grow with a single t5 12,000k bulb ? Until i get a 7000k ?

I have decuded i would like to either build a new led with built in LED lights or adde them to the existing lid of my daufghter jewel rekord 60l tank. it have a few basic plants and a standard t8 bulb fitted at the moment but i quite fancy setting up a new lid with daytime LED's and a blue or...

So we had an iccident that caused us to have to clean out our HOB completely, and now our tank is cycling again. I have raised the temp to 80f, as I think the higher temp increases bacterial growth, and a hope to minimize parasites while the cycling is happening. Anyways, I use the Fluval 45 Bow...

i have seen a few tank pictures videos etc that have night lights set up on them (blue, red mostly) just wondering why really is just preference or does it benifit the tank in anyway?. as im just about to start setting up a new 4ft,2ft,2ft tank which is completly empty and has no lighting set...