Would this light be suitable for growing plants in a 7 gallon freshwater aquarium?
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Unknown. I do know that two of them have grown some soft corals in a ten gallon. I have placed one over a mini fuge and the cheato has gone nuts as well. I haven't tried them on fresh water.
1595781
I'm sorry but no. It just would not be large enough. It is a very nice LED light for smaller areas.
1595782
Depends on the type of plant. It's not super bright so while it'd probably be sufficient for low to medium light plants, the light is definitely not strong enough for high light plants unless you have a shallow tank, and position the plants right below the light.
1595783
Yes it would. I have mine on a 10 gallon tank and the plants are doing great. I have several different types, vals, sprites, banana plants, java fern and crypts. I used it before this tank on a 6 gallon deep tank and it made the plants go nuts in it. I really like the Finnex lights, we have several, Just got a ray plant one for our 125 gal tank to go with a finnex ray II, and it looks so nice, the plants are taking off and their is so much more room on top now since we got rid of the big ol bulky T5 and T8's. Good luch!
1665236
The 6500k spectrum is correct for plant growth, but the light level will be insufficient unless your tank is extremely short. You would be better off getting either the marineland double bright, the marineland plant light, or the finnex fugue ray 2.
478677
Wouldn't recommend it if you wanna keep more than fish. For the price okay light but i use mine on my refugium. Leds no strong enough to get good coral growth.
724155
Actually, it would probably work. It's a red/blue LED light and suggested light requirements for chlorella vulgaris are between 400 and 700 nm. I don't know what the rest of the proposed setup is like but this should be a cost-efficient means of satisfying the artificial light requirement.
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Dena...this led light is sufficient for a ten gallon tank used for planted aquariums...so if you are using this for a 29 gallon sump then it wouldn't be bright enough for cirals or plants...However, 12 gallon refugium should be fine but I would recommend two units for ultra bright...please let me know if you have any questions
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I have it on my 5 gallon and it is bright enough for a 10 gallon tank. However, I'm not seeing any better growth for my dwarf hairgrass than when I was using a temporary 12 watt CFL 50/50. Very sleek design though.
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I use it on an aquarium light and it works great. I would think it would be fine.
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Definitely not. These LEDS in these hoods have a pretty low lumen count and are pretty much strictly for illumination, not plant growth. You could grow some low light freshwater plants, but that's about all.
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I would say it would do a good job in a 45gal tall tank the light is very intense on my 29gal and i have a well planted aquarium. Medium to low level light. Plants will be sufficent probaly not a high light plant though
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I believe it would be. I used it to start bedding plants (tomatoes, basil, etc.) and grow them to the plant out stage and the light worked well for this.
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Probably not. Plants need good light and this is not the one. Don't know of any that are better, these small tanks are probably better with artificial plants.
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I think you would be more happy with the "Current USA Satellite Freshwater LED Plus Light for Aquarium, 48 to 60-Inch". I ended up ordering one of those. You can dim it, select different color spectrums, etc. it has a remote control, and it is more energy efficient.
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I think that it would be overkill. Lights are dimmable but more light than needed for a 16 gallon aquarium. In my opinion...
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I think it would. I use it to grow my plants from seeds. It works well for me in providing stable light source and a bit of heat.
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I have a 75 gallon tank with heavy plants. I have been using this light along with an extra strip light for six months now and the plants are growing just fine. The extra strip light is from the same manufacturer as this one, just a single strip of LED's. I have not tried just this light by itself But it wouldn't surprise me if it worked ok with low light plants.
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Yep. The feet fit into slots in the fixture and slide out easily. The light would lie flat on a glass top. It may sit on the edges of the aquarium depending on how it's trimmed.
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You can use this light with plant as well..I have my 55 gallon planted tank is working great