Aquarium Lighting 101: Choosing the Right Light for Your Planted Tank

Are you looking for the best lighting for your planted tank? Look no further than our guide to aquarium lighting! We cover everything from LED lights to plant care, aquarium accessories to spectrum analysis, and more. Discover the secrets to healthy plant growth and algae control in your aquatic oasis. Whether you're an experienced aquascaper or new to the hobby, we've got the tips and tricks you need to optimize your aquarium lighting. Watch now to learn more about aquarium lighting options and take your planted tank to the next level!

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00:00 Two Types of Lighting
00:18 Fluorescent Lighting
00:36 LED Lighting
01:15 Light Intensity
01:37 Low-Tech/Low-Light Plants
01:45 Medium - High-Tech Plants
01:55 Where to Find PAR Data
02:16 Photoperiod
02:37 Importance of Consistency
03:03 Light Temperature
03:23 Light Spectrum
04:25 What beginners should focus on

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[thorium]

You can get smart switches that are compatible with Siri/alexa or Google. Just makes it more convenient to control it via your phone

[jerjerking]

Nice video!! Btw, what wattage or inteny of light do i need for my low tech planted 50 gallons aquarium?

[larsschurmann]

To be honest, the tighter Spektrum is only valid if you use only one type of led but every fixture combines multiple ones so it has even a much wider and balanced range

[MrHyde]

Subscribed ! Any advice on what size riser hight I should get for my 29gl tank ? My options are 2, 3, 4 and 5in tall. The tank is 30in the light is 30in. Just got a optibright-MAX light not sure if your familiar? It has timer, dim to 10%, rgb color scroll, 30min sunrise/set, ect. There will be a glass top. But I’m not growing floating plants. Any help will be greatly appreciated !

[raptor]

Can I do 4 hours on morning and 4 hours in evening because more than 4 hours my water temperature goes 28, 30 degree because of light

[RedGalaxyFishbone]

Amazing video 😊


I will be starting a scape with sparkling gouramis and CPD.

I’m really stuck between these 2 tanks, I’ll be doing a island scape variant with Java ferns, bulce and anubias.

Dennerle Scaper's Tank 70L White Glass

Strideways DOURO 60P

What should I do?

[reinatoo]

Hi, great video!
What temperature in Kelvin do I choose to bring out the Green color in the plants and the Blue color in the Cardinal Neon Tetra the most?!

[libideitch]

Hi thanks for the video.
Which led light would a 40cm wide and 35cm high 25cm depth aquarium needs?
It's for low tec aquarium

[sajid]

I have a tank 5ft L x 2ft H x 10inch B.I want to make a diy light for it.Tank will be heavily planted with neon tetra.Plz suggest which led (power) should i use in RGBW colours.

[christianfarina]

Which light would you recommend for a planted 10 gallon aqueon kit with 6 neon tetra in it? I would like to have it pretty stocked with plants. Thanks!

[sakibbsyeed]

Thinking of getting a Netlea 560s WRGB light for my 80L tank(30, 15, 18). Are Netlea lights any good for mid tech full red plant tank ?

[amplifiedlarry]

Please help..135g planted discus..24 deep
72 long
I have Anubias
Java fern
Jungle Val
Amazon swords
Tiger lotus
I don’t know what brand to go with…at the moment I’m using a 48 inch hygger set on 24/7 mode but feel my plants aren’t thriving

[mthoczn]

Am I the only one noticing the LoZ music in the background? I'm not crazy am I?

[sparkyabi]

After turning on light my beta going to corner

[brianclancy]

The time out by a few minutes will not spawn rapid algae growth. Last time I'll watch one of his videos.

[David-JohnFletcher-ytxv]

Why do you have to do it at the same time? Must be joking, right? The sun rises and sets at different times everyday.