50G Aquascape 3.0
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Just changed the daytime setting to reduce red hue (keep plants lower to the ground) and up the green hue (for better viewing)...
Keeping the blue and white the same level, since the new buce plant growth seems to be coloring up nicely with the extra blue...
Keeping the blue and white the same level, since the new buce plant growth seems to be coloring up nicely with the extra blue...
My bucephalandra brownie ghost seems to be showing signs of coloring up nicely now with new growth only what i can describe as a deep purple almost like being very brusied (as seen below)
The Bucephalandra Sky Red Mini is also showing signs of coloring up more towards the blue that i've been looking for so hopefully all works out well...
The Bucephalandra Sky Red Mini is also showing signs of coloring up more towards the blue that i've been looking for so hopefully all works out well...
Another week and another update (which the photos should have been added yesterday but forgot lol)...
FTS after trimming and fixing the plants to give the tank better shape... the camera seems to be picking up more of the blue hues from the light, although in person its not this blue when you look at it...
The Bucephalandra "Sky Red Mini" finally speeding up a bit in growth it seems, even some of the stems that broke and i replanted before are sprouting new tiny leaves...
Bucephalandra "Brownie Ghost" also starting to have more new growth and showing more and more purple leaves...
Buce (left) "Sky Red Mini" (right) "brownie ghost" being grown side by side to see color difference with time...
An unknown var. of buce which also seems to be showing a reddish colored leaf growing...
FTS after trimming and fixing the plants to give the tank better shape... the camera seems to be picking up more of the blue hues from the light, although in person its not this blue when you look at it...
The Bucephalandra "Sky Red Mini" finally speeding up a bit in growth it seems, even some of the stems that broke and i replanted before are sprouting new tiny leaves...
Bucephalandra "Brownie Ghost" also starting to have more new growth and showing more and more purple leaves...
Buce (left) "Sky Red Mini" (right) "brownie ghost" being grown side by side to see color difference with time...
An unknown var. of buce which also seems to be showing a reddish colored leaf growing...
I read thru your thread and notice that you have switched from t5 to led. I think it’s a good move as led is the future.
Just wonder if you have made a comparison of light intensity. Do you have any estimates of the wattage or par before and after?
Also, do you still follow the 4hrs on / 2hrs off / 4hrs on schedule? Siesta period is common in non-co2 set up to allow natural recovery of co2, but not co2 set up. Do you find siesta period helpful?
Unfortunately no, i dont have any calculated numbers regarding the lighting between the setups although im sure my LED's can produce much more light and more of the correct light than my old T5-HO setup...
As for the siesta period, actually no i don't use it any more... if you look at my lighting schedule you can see my lights are on for almost 12hours a day with different light intensities and colors depending on the time of day...
But when i was using it with my T5 setup it seemed to help a lot...
Well, it’s a dramtic change in light source and photo period, from T5 to led, and from 8 hour with siesta to 12 hour straight. It’s hard to gauge the change in outcome.
You don’t know the light intensity without knowing the PAR. But do you know the input wattage?
T5-HO unit was running 4x 39W tubes, where as the LED unit is a 200W unit...
The main difference though is the T5HO only gave off one intensity of light depending on the bulbs i used, where as the new LED unit i created 5 different stages of light cycle to recreate early dawn / sunrise / high noon / sunset / early evening... so full blast of light only occus for maybe 7 hours or so...
Since i wasnt 100% happy with flow and circulation in my tank i went out and got myself a cheap Jebao PP4 wave maker to help better circulate the Co2 and just move ferts around the tank better after dosing...
Kinda ugly being so big but if it helps cant complain...
Kinda ugly being so big but if it helps cant complain...
Look like you are in the high light regime. If you care, here is a link to a PAR calculator. Select “Cree” for led type.
http://www.rotalabutterfly.com/light-calculator.php
