Even the incandescent lights designed to encourage plant growth do not provide as much benefit as even a regular N. Standard fluorescent lights are available in a variety of spectrums - different shades of white.
Most of these bulbs look white when put on your tank, but if two are viewed side by side, you can tell the difference between the shades. These bulbs are engineered with different results in mind. Some are designed to penetrate further into the water, and therefore help with plant or coral growth in taller tanks.
Others are designed to provide the best spectrum for plant growth in shorter tanks, while others are designed to bring out the natural colors of fish, and still others are designed to simulate the light about 30' under the surface of the ocean. These bulbs are usually sold under names to help you determine what they are supposed to be helpful for, and which is right for you. However, if you are not growing live plants or corals, then any nice white bulb should work very well.
For all fluorescent lights N. The specific color of light emitted by these bulbs is the same as the light that would be emitted by a strand of Tungsten a normal light bulb filament if that strand were heated to that temperature in a vacuum. These lights simulate different lighting conditions depending on cloud cover, latitude, altitude, and other factors, allowing you to simulate the environment you wish to in your aquarium.
Another concern with lighting your aquarium, is how well the light will penetrate to the bottom of the tank. In a short tank, this is not an issue. However as the height of the tank passes about 18", the water interferes with the light enough that, while the tank may appear well lit to the observer, the light that is reaching the bottom of the tank is no longer strong enough to help live plants which should receive good lighting all the way to their bases or photosynthetic live corals.
Using high intensity N. Power compact or V. It seems to contradict what happens when I pull my plants out of the aquarium though. Then again, the graph is also just giving color without specific nanometers of light, so that also makes it hard to judge. Turbidity is also going to change things.
I think some research from a neutral source needs to be found; it's never easy to believe what a company says about the principles behinds its own product. Issues like feric iron gluconate come to mind here. I'll have to do some digging. Just as an addendum to my above post, i'm adding the image links to the arcadia graph aquarium lights and the osram graph normal household lights.
Which would you say is better for aquarium use and viewing purposes? Intensity is more important than spectrum. I understand that the spectrum shifts over time anyway. Household daylight FL lights works. Coolwhite warmwhite works too. Metal halide, mecurcy vapor even incandescent bulb has been demonstrated to be able to grow plants. I have 1 tank that just use sunlight. Is it cost vs effectiveness? How about personal preference? What is "good" for your plants might not be pleasing to your eyes.
So are you a gardener, scientist or aquascaper? Haha very true CK. LED aquarium lights will also provide heat which will affect the water temperature within the tank, so it is important to determine the number of lights that are needed and for how long they should be in operation as to not overheat the water to disastrous results.
A fluorescent light bulb is the type of light bulb that is typically found all over your home, both inside and out. Available in a range of sizes, shapes and illumination strengths, fluorescent lights use electrical currents and mercury vapors to produce a steady source of light to the area in which it is placed.
These mini electrical currents interact with the mercury vapors within the tube where the bulb is housed and will emit a glow based on the wattage level selected. As many aquarium lighting systems use fluorescent light bulbs, it is easy to find a product that will benefit rather than harm your marine and plant life.
Some light kits cannot be converted into a LED light system and if they can, the bulbs might have to be purchased at a specialty store for a higher cost then you are comfortable with. While not as initially expensive as the LED light bulbs for aquariums, their lifespan is noticeably shorter leading to frequent bulb replacements.
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