rainbowfish Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 I am having some issues with my lighting, I bought a fluro unit 4 foot and it came with 2 T5 28w tubes a white and a blue, Hopar 10,000k I have been getting a lot of algea problems. It is mounted vertical on the side of the shelf about a foot away from the tanks. The plants love it... is this common should I try different globes, any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 You should choose a light with around a 67000k colour temperature, the plants can's optimally use all the light you are throwing at it giving the algae the upper hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowfish Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Do you know if those plug in fluro's from bunnings would be any good? I saw some they were cheap compared to the aquarium tubes.. I am thinking of putting this big light into the greenhouse instead it is probably better for a reef tank do you think? I am new to lighting lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 It depends on what the colour spectrum is. The bulbs you have were probably designed for a marine tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowfish Posted July 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 I see, I'll see what else I can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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