The choice of the best lighting for your aquarium

Lighting is required for each tank to bring not only your ad on aquatic organisms, with all the bright colors, but the natural light, which is necessary for healthy plants, fish and coral growth imitate too.

Only fish-Lighting

Of course, it would system any light for a barrier system is not acceptable, even for a fish tank, but necessary. Most fish do not have lights on them in the aquarium. The light in space is a lot of light for the fish. But many people preferan aquarium lit for better viewing of fish and a luminous efficiency of the tank. You turn off the lights when they are not alone in the aquarium. This reduces the growth of algae and green water in your aquarium.
Single or double fluorescent hoods are among the easiest to install and maintain. Just put the pool and turn it on. Actual quality of the pipe is usually Guppi freshwater and goldfish, rather than the targeted fish. For pearsThis lightweight hoods are easily replaced when they burn out.

Fluorescent lamps provide improved color or not to fish, causing the stroke magnificent bright colors, as attractive. The basic services is standard pipe from 15 watts to 40 watts of output power. They have a length that generally corresponds to watt tube. For those who have a small investment of up to 55 liters, and has no intention to fish-bearing, the plastic caps with their standard fluorescent or NOPipes is not a good job and gives you many years to provide reliable services. N (normal) output has a fluorescent color temperature around 5500K and come with an expected life of around 20,000 hours of light. NO-tubes are very convenient for those on a budget or for the first time the aquarium hobby. They will not be able to put more animals, photosynthesis, or cease production of the intensity of support needed for other hunger easeMarine population.

Basically, what you achieve is a simple and straightforward, basic lighting and found the simulation of day-night cycle in nature.

(Not in light of the aquarium is an aquarium water pump, use an aquarium heater and thermometer.)

Reef Aquarium Lighting

Different types of lighting used in marine aquariums:

1). Fluorescent
or A – normal output (NO)
or B – High Output (HO)
or C – Very High Output (VHO)
or D – Power Compact (PC)

2). Metal halide (MH)
metal halide lamps or do not have the characteristics of differentiation from the power and spectral performance.

Fluorescent is the most practical and cost of a source. They burn relatively cool, and for many months. What should be considered in the choice of these tubes, and their results), CRI (color rendering index), also known as "K" (Kelvin.
The rule of thumb for a system of coral reefs, isUse 3-5 watts per liter of water effectively for the intensity, the supply for photosynthesis by marine organisms, polyps or tissue.

Comparing the results of NO (normal output) or the standard tube VHO (Very High is out) NO watt tube / pipe standard is much lower than that of VHO tubes the same length.

1500mA VHOS require special food or ballast kit, and are not compatible with otherBallast. But it is the amperage rating of ballast.

What are lumens?

Lumen is another area of common confusion. Performance is the "power" in the pipe. Lumen Gentium, the actual amount of light emitted, or the amount of light energy reaches the animals through the pipe created.

Fluorescent lamps are measured by K (Kelvin), the color temperature or CRI, and performance. As a general rule, aquarium fluorescent tubes in the form of associated reef habitats do not fall under the 5500K rating.Kelvin is the type of light produced. The lower the Kelvin, the light more yellow. Thus, the higher the Kelvin seems stupid our brilliant white or blue and white. First up there actually in the range of 20,000 K, onions seem to illuminate the dark!

The Kelvin rating is an important aspect when discussing deep! The coral reef environment starts at the surface and can be up to a depth of 150 meters or more!
K-rating or CRI, allowingcorresponds to the idea of lighting the natural habitat for your pets. Without this important step that we could never hope to repeat the conditions of illumination in depth in our lives need of accommodation and thus offer almost identical conditions of our corals and returns, as in nature.

Efficiency plays an important role. The greater the power, to penetrate deeper. With proper evaluation K a hobby could imagine twice at 50 meters, for example in an aquarium only18 centimeters deep. This is a trade-off, higher performance evaluation than k correct. Combining the two things to achieve, and tore the lighting.

Metal halide

Metal halide (MH) lighting is the energy of most beautiful light, and that we can correct the incredible intensity of light is ideal for delicate maintenance, based SPS corals. You can also find all kinds of questions that aquarium.

Metal halide is the heat loss, and may therefore have a direct impact on waterTemperature. The use of fans and coolers are required (which can be expensive).

A 12-inch minimum distance to the surface of the MH lamp is the general rule. It allows air circulation between the bulb and water, heat, reduce the impact. The fans are still a necessity!

Power Compact Fluorescent

CFLs are a good choice if you want more economically. Give a greater concentration of light energyin a space smaller than standard-length pipes. Quality VHO allows them the right amount of lumens to deliver in the color temperature (CRI, K., etc.) that you choose.

Coral Lighting

Most corals may be divided into three main categories: Stony (external skeleton) will launch a soft (non-calcium-based skeleton) and SPS (Short / Small Polyped Stony).

When it comes to how to grow the corals, the different categories of animals that have them, only the lighting requirements. Actions of coralcommonalities in photosynthesis to survive. Marine animals survive by converting light energy to "feed". In fact, this energy is consumed by algae zooxanthellae that produce products that need coral to survive. Because of the different performance of our spectral illumination of the tank, you can actually affect the final color / shade of coral.

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