Hi forum
I'm slinking in with a quick Q for people who's heads DON'T hurt when they talk about aquarium lighting, ie, not me.
I want to set up a little macroalgae pico bowl on a bookshelf shelf on my landing - mostly green macroalgae with some pulsing xenia, maaaybe some kenya trees or something, possibly a little mangrove. The main focus would be the green macroalgae and the xenia.
I have some battery powered LEDS that would fit the space, are easy to install, and at least visually offer really bright light.
The lights are 10-180 lumens and 3000/4500/6500K, depending on what you set them at, so I'd go with the highest intensity 180 lumens, 6500K. Just whites, I won't be using blues on this bowl.
Can anyone tell me if they'd think the macroalgae and xenia could be supported by this light? It'd be no more than 4" from the surface, or closer, depending on the height of the bowl I go with. The space I have is 13" top to bottom, so the bowl isn't deep at all.
I'm sorry that's not a lot of information.
Thank you for your help!
I'm slinking in with a quick Q for people who's heads DON'T hurt when they talk about aquarium lighting, ie, not me.
I want to set up a little macroalgae pico bowl on a bookshelf shelf on my landing - mostly green macroalgae with some pulsing xenia, maaaybe some kenya trees or something, possibly a little mangrove. The main focus would be the green macroalgae and the xenia.
I have some battery powered LEDS that would fit the space, are easy to install, and at least visually offer really bright light.
The lights are 10-180 lumens and 3000/4500/6500K, depending on what you set them at, so I'd go with the highest intensity 180 lumens, 6500K. Just whites, I won't be using blues on this bowl.
Can anyone tell me if they'd think the macroalgae and xenia could be supported by this light? It'd be no more than 4" from the surface, or closer, depending on the height of the bowl I go with. The space I have is 13" top to bottom, so the bowl isn't deep at all.
I'm sorry that's not a lot of information.
Thank you for your help!