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Lighting
The best LED units for planted tanks in 2024
While LEDs look fantastically sleek and are growing in popularity, the majority do not bring out ...
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Planted Tank Lighting 101: Understanding the basics of planted aquarium lights
How to choose aquarium light for your planted tank? Focus on 3 key factors - Strength, spectru...
Choosing the best light spectrum for planted tanks
How to fine-tune light spectrum for better color and pigmentation for your planted tank.
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What factors give rise to stem elongation?
Blue light suppresses inter-nodal stem distance in land plants, does this apply to aquatics?
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Fine Tuning Light Spectrum
So, you have got the right light spectrum for your planted tanks. How can you boost plant colours...
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Is 6500K ideal for planted tanks?
There is a widespread belief that 6500K is the optimal value for photosynthesis in planted tan...
T5 vs LED, which is better?
We review the ongoing debate among freshwater aquarists on the relative merits of LEDs vs fluores...
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Dispersion, Angles & Spread of light units
How does dispersion impact light strength? What are the advantages of a wider light array? When d...
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Which part of the light spectrum is used for photosynthesis?
A deeper exploration into the relationship between light spectrum and photosynthesis; and the dif...
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6500K vs 2700K; what does the kelvin number actually mean?
A deeper discourse on the term K rating, its applications and its impact on planted aquariums.
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How to read PAR tables
What exactly is Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR)? How do I make sense of PAR tables?
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Is Colour Rendering Index (CRI) important for planted tanks?
How much does 'the 'colour rendering index', or CRI, matters when it comes to choosing between...
