Mega Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover - DIY!

[Jgray152]

jgray: LED's are still in testing... if you use them you should makes sure they are "plant-grow" ones, with at least 1000 lumens, preferably 2000 to 3000.

Ah ok, I didn't think of that. Slight change in plan.

 

[rucus]

Where can you get L.E.D. lights That bright.?

 

[SantaMonica]

Copepods. They look like a white spec.

 

[rucus]

OK a copepod? What are they? A worm or bacteria or something like that?

 

[Jgray152]

jgray: LED's are still in testing... if you use them you should makes sure they are "plant-grow" ones, with at least 1000 lumens, preferably 2000 to 3000.

So I was doing some reading and it appears that a 60 watt bulb produces 730 lumens and a 50watt halagon produces 900 lumens.

If the creater of the thread was using 20 watt bubls... why do I need to get leds so bright? To do that I Woudl need multiple LEDS which I would be doing anyways.

The light would be very very close to the growth and wouldn't have to go through merky water so why so bright?

 

[rucus]

Does the warmth of the bulb have anything to do with it?

 

[Jgray152]

I found these.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aquawave-Full...Z1285QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

Full spectrum lighting for plant growth. LED light bars, water proof. in the UK. They are cheap but get 4 310mm (12") long bars and I would set I would think.

I found a 1000 lm diode for $$$$$$. Basically it uses 6 tiny LEDs. Then I found a 2000 lm flashlight for $7500.

 

[cvermeulen]

So I was doing some reading and it appears that a 60 watt bulb produces 730 lumens and a 50watt halagon produces 900 lumens.

If the creater of the thread was using 20 watt bubls... why do I need to get leds so bright? To do that I Woudl need multiple LEDS which I would be doing anyways.

The light would be very very close to the growth and wouldn't have to go through merky water so why so bright?

the 23 watt rating is the power consumption of the bulb, not the light output - . The bulb shown at http://www.buylighting.com/23-Watt-R40-Compact-Fluorescent-Flood-5100K-p/tcp1r4023-51k.htm lists 1250 lumens light output.

 

[rucus]

Any results yet from LED?

 

[acerkai640]

so im assuming nobody has actually tried this for freshwater yet huh. i would surelike to know cuz i have a quarter size spot of GREEN (bright) algae on a rock and getting as few other little spots in the tank, i might be getting confussed but is green algae good or bad for fresh and is the brown algae good or bad. cuz well i have brown everywhere i can wipe down my rocks and in a few more days its back again. what should i do. thanks
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