Elyse Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 Just purchased a 6 foot long 125 gallon aquarium! I've always used fluval 3.0 lights but they don't make one that long. Anyone have recommendations about lighting to use to grow plants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 Run 2 of the 36" lights? You can also do something where you have the main light suspended with 2 accent lights on the side on the top of the tank. Given depth on the tank, just consider that as well. It's sort of up to what you want! @Mmiller2001 can you by chance share with us your light setup on your tank just for discussion sake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 (edited) I have three Week Aqua P600 suspended on a DIY steel pipe frame. Edited September 23, 2023 by Mmiller2001 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 That's cool, I've been looking into the AI prime lights which I like but they are pretty hefty in price. I'm not good at DIY stuff and I don't necessarily like the look of having multiple 36" lights end to end. Any thoughts on lights that are similar to the AI prime lights that are mounted on arms but are not as expensive? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 On 9/23/2023 at 8:54 PM, Elyse said: That's cool, I've been looking into the AI prime lights which I like but they are pretty hefty in price. I'm not good at DIY stuff and I don't necessarily like the look of having multiple 36" lights end to end. Any thoughts on lights that are similar to the AI prime lights that are mounted on arms but are not as expensive? AI will look washed out, I’d go Week Aqua (they have larger sizes) and won’t break the bank. WA has way better color spectrum and insane PAR. Chihiros is good too but over priced at this point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaneFishGuy Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 On 9/23/2023 at 9:54 PM, Elyse said: That's cool, I've been looking into the AI prime lights which I like but they are pretty hefty in price. I'm not good at DIY stuff and I don't necessarily like the look of having multiple 36" lights end to end. Any thoughts on lights that are similar to the AI prime lights that are mounted on arms but are not as expensive? My lesson learned on a 4 foot tank is to have multiple lights instead of one full length. I have some plants that require lower light, but also want some of the reds that require higher lighting. I am now having to get creative to shade some of my larger Anubias and filter sections of the light to prevent algae. 2 smaller lights would allow me to create zones in the tank. Just my two cents.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 On 9/23/2023 at 2:09 AM, Mmiller2001 said: I have three Week Aqua P600 suspended on a DIY steel pipe frame. Real question, do you use CO2 in your tank? It's what I aspire my tanks to look like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 On 10/4/2023 at 4:51 PM, Elyse said: Real question, do you use CO2 in your tank? It's what I aspire my tanks to look like... I do. I use a Yugang Reator (horizontal CO2 reactor) because of the large size of the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted October 4, 2023 Author Share Posted October 4, 2023 On 10/4/2023 at 7:06 PM, Mmiller2001 said: I do. I use a Yugang Reator (horizontal CO2 reactor) because of the large size of the tank. I’ve always wondered how reactors work. I know you can hook them up with canister filters but don’t understand how that works. I’ve tried and struggled with getting good distribution of CO2 with a diffuser and had no luck, ended up giving up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 On 10/4/2023 at 5:08 PM, Elyse said: I’ve always wondered how reactors work. I know you can hook them up with canister filters but don’t understand how that works. I’ve tried and struggled with getting good distribution of CO2 with a diffuser and had no luck, ended up giving up They basically just dissolve the CO2 in the water inside a chamber. As the tank gets larger, it becomes more difficult with the traditional style reactors. The Yugang reactor eliminates a lot of effort and makes injecting a larger tank effortless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted October 5, 2023 Author Share Posted October 5, 2023 On 10/4/2023 at 7:16 PM, Mmiller2001 said: They basically just dissolve the CO2 in the water inside a chamber. As the tank gets larger, it becomes more difficult with the traditional style reactors. The Yugang reactor eliminates a lot of effort and makes injecting a larger tank effortless. Could you send me a product link? I think it would be helpful for my 125 gallon aquarium! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 On 10/4/2023 at 6:07 PM, Elyse said: Could you send me a product link? I think it would be helpful for my 125 gallon aquarium! For the Yugang reactor? They are DIY and I’ll pm the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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