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  1. Sacha

    Juwel Rio 125- any compatible tubes with lower wattage?

    I am in the process of converting from a high light, Co2 enriched tank to a low-tech, low light and low maintenance tank. All of the tubes I have seen for the Rio 125 (J5) are 28 watt each, total of 56 watts. Is it possible to get light tubes of a lower intensity? If not, would the lighting unit...
  2. Sacha

    Best light tubes for Juwel Rio 125?

    For the last 2.5 years I have been using two Arcadia Plant Pro J5 tubes on my Rio 125. They have served me very well. I am impressed that they have maintained their brightness for nearly three years, and plant growth is good. For anyone who is wondering, the Kelvin of the tubes is 5600K, and...
  3. Sacha

    Reflectors- yay or nay?

    Having been told over and over on this forum that all of our troubles are caused by excess lighting, I am considering removing my reflectors. The tank doesn't have an algae problem as such. However, the oldest leaves of plants like Ludwigia Repens and Staurogyne Repens (especially the Stauro)...
  4. Sacha

    Should I remove reflectors?

    I have a Juwel Rio 125 using Arcadia Plant Pro J5 tubes (approximately 28W per tube = 56W total) At the moment I have some Arcadia metallic reflectors. I've been having some problem with brown diatomic algae, and with green dust algae (biofilm) and green spot algae on the front glass. I've...
  5. Sacha

    Anyone have an Arcadia 1W spotlight?

    Right here's the story. I bought an Arcadia 1W submersible LED spotlight about 2 years ago. It worked great for about a month, then the bulb melted and it became so dim it was useless. The seller promptly sent out a replacement. About one month later, the same thing happened to the...
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