Arcadia 11w Arc Pod

[babybell911]

Ok since Hades has been moved to a 2 Gallon and a whole lot happier I have a 6G spare which I thought I'd turn into something stunning (don't know what yet) would the arcadia 11W arc pod be a good lighting system for this and give enough light for good plant growth?? Thanks x

 

[aibo210]

Ok since Hades has been moved to a 2 Gallon and a whole lot happier I have a 6G spare which I thought I'd turn into something stunning (don't know what yet) would the arcadia 11W arc pod be a good lighting system for this and give enough light for good plant growth?? Thanks x

Hi

I use 2 of the compacts that they supply with the arc pod for my aquaone tank they are prity bright and give of a pinkish glow so missing the green so will look duller than they really are but they have been made for plant growth it says on the box!

 

[babybell911]

So do you think an 11w one would be ok for my tank then? Or will I need two? x

 

[aibo210]

So do you think an 11w one would be ok for my tank then? Or will I need two? x

yeah I would say mines about 17G with 2 and seem bright so half my tank is 8.5g and yours is 6G so even smaller then that! I imagine you will only need one you might even get away with the 9W version! dsepends how bright you want it but I reakon ether would work!

 

[spankone]

if yuou want to grow plants i dont think it'll be strong enough i have 2 over my 6 gallon

 

[aibo210]

if yuou want to grow plants i dont think it'll be strong enough i have 2 over my 6 gallon

I dont see why not as the bulb suplied has been made in the way for plants its a compact version of the orignal tropical lamp peaking in the red and blue spectrum and even though there 11w's each I think compact floresents tend to give out more light then normal t5' and t8 tubes . I admit they dont seem bright they give off a warm glow but what ive been told our eyes register green more hence why. Best thing to do is ask arcadia support they prity quick at replying!

 

[three-fingers]

Personally I wouldn't bother with arcpods any more.
There's nothing wrong with them at all, they are good lights-but they are expensive.

I paid £22 for one of mine (that's with a staff discount), where I could have just gone down to ikea and got a desk lamp that takes the same bulbs for £8 .

 

[fishnterrapins]

I've got plants in my fry tank which are growing happily under an arcadia 15W pygmy light so I can't see why they wouldn't be ok under an arc pod.

 

[Dave Spencer]

It depends on what you want to grow. Java Ferns and mosses should be OK, but for carpetting plants and red plants, forget it! 11W over a 6G is not a lot of light.

Short answer: yes for low light plants.

Dave.

 

[rhysiboy]

in my freshwater tank ive always had the same lighting at 2x 15 w on a 60 litre. that puts me at 0.5 wpl. Not much i know yet ive still been able to grow loads and loads of plant i mean literaly i had a small ofcut and its turned into 60 different sprouts all independant and healthy

 

[Dave Spencer]

You have 30W over 16USG which isn`t too bad a light level. My 60l has 72W over it so that I can grow plants that will carpet the substrate.

Lower light doesn`t mean you can`t grow a lot of plants successfully, but it does limit their rate of growth and your choice of plants.

The WPG rule is not a linear function. Smaller tanks need proportionally more light than larger tanks to grow demanding plants.

Dave.

 

[babybell911]

Cool guess I'll just try and do the DIY lighting thing then. x