Hello all. I need your experience & advice as my head is exploding trying to figure out if my new (first ever) tropical freshwater aquarium has adequate lighting for my requirements.
I have purchased a Fluval Flex 123 litre aquarium
32.5 x 15.35 x 15.75"
(82 x 39 x 40 cm)
The provided lighting is a 21W 1450 lumen Aquasky LED light. I am completely lost in trying to calculate if this is sufficient lighting for plants that are deemed "Medium" difficulty to grow?
My shortlist of plants I wish to put in the aquarium are:
Red Myriophyllun
Hydrocotyle tripartita
Rotala 'Bonsai'
Eleocharis acicularis 'Mini'
Essentially I want to know if this setup provides sufficient lighting for these plants to grow? There is room for a second LED strip if needed. I have seen some online lighting calculators but the terms LUX LSI etc go over my head & they seem to be focused on non-LES Watt ratings.
thanks.
I have purchased a Fluval Flex 123 litre aquarium
32.5 x 15.35 x 15.75"
(82 x 39 x 40 cm)
The provided lighting is a 21W 1450 lumen Aquasky LED light. I am completely lost in trying to calculate if this is sufficient lighting for plants that are deemed "Medium" difficulty to grow?
My shortlist of plants I wish to put in the aquarium are:
Red Myriophyllun
Hydrocotyle tripartita
Rotala 'Bonsai'
Eleocharis acicularis 'Mini'
Essentially I want to know if this setup provides sufficient lighting for these plants to grow? There is room for a second LED strip if needed. I have seen some online lighting calculators but the terms LUX LSI etc go over my head & they seem to be focused on non-LES Watt ratings.
thanks.
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