how can i cut light a bit?

**Goes to 11!** · 12-28-2012, 11:05 PM

Don't make me Google 'floating aquarium plants' for you.

OTTOMH - Start with Brazilian Pennywort, Water lettuce, Water Sprite and Duckweed. You can also float Anacharis, Wisteria & Hygro Polysperma amongst other things,

Try 'em and see. Since you haven't mentioned it.. What is your photoperiod?

**genocidex** · 12-28-2012, 11:11 PM

i did google rrf and ive come across med-high lighting for them.

my photo period is (if i remember correctly) 11am-9pm and a 1.5hr break around 1pm. so like 8.5hrs/day... will be working on a dusk lighting for most of the "lights out" time... something warm white so it wont cause algae bad.

**Goes to 11!** · 12-28-2012, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by genocidex

i did google rrf . . .

Originally Posted by 850R

. .Google 'floating aquarium plants'

Um . . Yeah - Well, There's a difference between the results you get there.. Know what I mean?

What K is 'warm white'?

**genocidex** · 12-29-2012, 12:45 AM

i think around 4100k for "warm white" around there at least. its the same hue as incandescents just something to light the tank.

will google me some floating plants then. thanks

**genocidex** · 12-29-2012, 01:03 AM

if i can get my hands on some frogbit i might go that way. i dont want stay away from duckweed. seems like that stuff will stay in the tank almost no matter what i do....

**simonst6969** · 12-29-2012, 01:34 AM

"Warm white" is around 2700K -3000K temperature range, it has more of a yellow color than around the 5000K temperature of daylight.

Here is an address that illustrates the differences:
http://www.agreensupply.com/what-is-...d-light-bulbs/