High tech Light Question

[BuffBall]

Currently have a high tech 100L aquarium(Tetraline starter kit). Gravel substrate, EI dosing(TNC Complete), CO2(Bright green).
Since the aquarium is weird length, i bough 3 of the All pond solution light(26Watts Each, i cannot find out how many lumens each are, maybe about 1800 lms?? let me know if anyone knows)

Im currently using 2 of them as using 3 gave me some algae, but im not getting the bright red colour from some of the stem plants (Hra and orangejuice) and also the carpet of dwarf grass does slow down alot.
So my main question is, how much light is HIGH TECH LIGHT such as the chihirios WRGB 2 or the main streams ones that achieve these colours and if I would be fine with using all 3?

 

[Scaperinc]

I guess its on wattage and light spectrum. I think 120 Watts is the top end i have seen.

But i dont think wattage is solely what makes a light hightech , its all the fancy add ons which come with it. I.e. Bluetooth connectivity, app ,multi spectrum led diodes.

Chihiros wrgb pro is only 74W but considered one of most hightech lights in the hobby.

 

[MrClockOff]

Hi there
Just few observations.

• if plants were growing and then started slowing down or declining then it’s not lights to blame
• adding new lights will make plants to adapt/transition to new light strength and new CO2 demand. I would wait at least a month to see if everything can manage to balance out itself
• adding to much light will definitely require adjusting/increasing level of CO2
• I’d add lights one by one in the course of 1-2 months to minimise the change and keep plants happy
• algae after big changes are very expected

 

[Mike Singh]

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[hypnogogia]

But i dont think wattage is solely what makes a light hightech , its all the fancy add ons which come with it. I.e. Bluetooth connectivity, app ,multi spectrum led diodes.

High Tech typically refers to the use of CO2 in the aquarium and a suitably intense light to complement that. It's nothing to do with the level of technological sophistication of the light unit itself, such as blue tooth connectivity etc.

 

[oreo57]

Currently have a high tech 100L aquarium(Tetraline starter kit). Gravel substrate, EI dosing(TNC Complete), CO2(Bright green).
Since the aquarium is weird length, i bough 3 of the All pond solution light(26Watts Each, i cannot find out how many lumens each are, maybe about 1800 lms?? let me know if anyone knows)

Im currently using 2 of them as using 3 gave me some algae, but im not getting the bright red colour from some of the stem plants (Hra and orangejuice) and also the carpet of dwarf grass does slow down alot.
So my main question is, how much light is HIGH TECH LIGHT such as the chihirios WRGB 2 or the main streams ones that achieve these colours and if I would be fine with using all 3?
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First lumens is one of the least measurements to use to determine brightness to plants.
This is a graph showing what lumens measures and what plants " like" in general.
Point is the lumens of a RGB led and the lumens of a 7500k white LEDs have very different meaning to plants.

Now as to chasing red there are many reasons for the expression of red from nitrogen starvation,
(When Less is More)
genetics, iron ect and including using very red lights. Of course the easiest way is to have high light and enough CO2 and nutrients to support the growth/pigment production.

Remember red is a sign of high light stress where the plant produces protective pigments.
Next you need enough red light in the spectrum for them to reflect it back to your eye. Keep in mind you can actually create more red and different shades of red than is actually seen under normal daylight spectrum.

How to grow red aquarium plants

How do I get my red aquatic plants to grow more red? Does dosing more iron help ?Different red plants respond to slightly different variables, so one size fits all answers seldom work out. But, there are 3 critical factors that can help you achieve richer, deeper red tones in your planted tank:

www.2hraquarist.com

Sooo using all 3 lights may get you closer to what you want but as you noted more difficulty to keep " clean".