A Guide to Aquarium Lighting for Planted Tanks | EP6 Planted Tank Overview

When choosing the right light for your planted tank, it's pretty easy to get lost in the decision-making process... But with the correct knowledge of lighting, you can tweak your lighting to best suit your aquascaping needs! 💡 In this video, we'll provide you with all the information you need to make the right decision when choosing your aquarium light.

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Skip to the good part:
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Things to Consider When Choosing a Light
02:42 - Why LED Lights Are Best
04:39 - RGB (Spectral Composition of Light)
05:47 - Lumens and Watts (Lighting Intensity)
06:51 - PAR
08:24 - Kelvin (Color Temperature)
09:34 - Different Light Mounting Styles
11:56 - How to Find Balance
13:20 - Your Aquarium Lighting Schedule
15:11 - Conclusion

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[BucePlant]

We hope this video was helpful! Thanks for watching 🌱 Tell us- What is your absolute favorite LED light in the aquascaping hobby?

[jspinosa]

Chihiros WRGB II 30-120 Aquarium LED Light, Aquatic Sunrise Sunset Full Spectrum App Dimmable RGB Light. Very good so far, bought it for my 125 gallon 2 months ago. Thanks for the video

[nikfarishezrienikishak]

Very comprehensive guide. You are fast becoming my fav aquascape channel

[dannyg]

Very informative and easy to understand, thank you

[grogers]

Very inspired by these videos! Thank you for taking the time to make them.

[LogacysAquaticLove]

Man so much awesome knowledge in this vid!

[darrenderousse]

Great video! I love my chihiros rgb that’s 3+ years old now! I really want a vivid 2 though!

[christianschmidt]

Stop! You're making this hobby too easy.... Thank you Buce
. these vids are right to the point and super duper comprehensible..

[mikerusso]

New quality content!!! Keep it up at you could be the up there with Aquarium Co-op or King of DIY

[Angrypolack]

I ordered 200$ worth of Bucephalandra from Buceplant. Plant's came in healthy and looked great. I have two Kessil A160WE for my 36 gallon bow (overkill, but I have a large brace that was causing a huge shadow in the tank). The Kessil's only ramp up to 40% and are on an 8 hour schedule. Even powered down, some of the Buce melted and have GSA all over the leaves. Just a cautionary tale. I've read that Buce can be grown under high light. Not in my experience. Find a shady spot for them.

[sushilpadhye]

How much par ppf and ppfd is needed for aquatic plants and what is cob

[zlk]

Are there any dimmers compatible with the UNS titan light? Its overkill for the shallow tank I mounted it to.

[ArthurFleck-txdi]

"Best wrist" oooh my goooosh 🎉 lmao 😅😅

[mattknowlton]

@Buceplant, What light would you recommend for a 20 gallon high(US gallons)?

[silviacalvino]

Love the video
But not everyone has rimless tanks and it appears that all the lights introduced wouldn’t fit over a frame except hanging from a ceiling. Still learned a lot

[christopherreal]

What wattage would you need for an aquarium? I keep hearing around 3-5 watts per gallon. I’m trying to run a 15 gallon aquarium but the lights are too long for it.

[taylorhickman]

I'm building a 36x18x36 paludarium and am wondering if I will have to do a combination of lighting types, one for the background plants, and one for the aquatic plants. The water will only be 9" deep, however the light is positioned 30" above the water source. Currently I have a 36" Fluval plant which should work fine for the terrestrial plants, but I'm thinking the aquatic plants might benefit from a small spot lamp, so they get enough light w/o burning the plants positioned towards the top of the paludarium.

[cindywood]

What do you do if you have a hood on your aquarium? Mine came with an LED light but I don't know how strong it is. I can switch it from white to blue

[yabinuh]

terimakasih atas tipsnya dan seringnya...

[MissChelle]

This came at a great time, but I’m still confused. I’m refurbing an old tank (20+ year old) 190L half moon Jebo R790 with a plastic hood & tube lighting. It has 2 original white tube lights & an original blue tube light. They all work still with no flickering. The tank is in relatively good condition & I’m wondering if I should change them to LED or not. I can’t find much information on the setup itself, so I’m guessing the lights are good for a planted tank. I don’t intend to use c02 but I do want lots of plants. If I do change them I will have to remove the fixtures from the tubes & im not too keen on that. What would you recommend? Love your style of videos, look forward to more ❤️🇦🇺