Baos Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Just though this was too awesome not to share it! http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/diy-aquarium-projects/68034-my-diy-hood.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catshanon Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Really cheap and good use of material. Thanks for sharing this, as I will need to build a hood/fixture for my T5 lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Nice! Thanks for sharing. I'm considering redoing my lights this summer and this might be a cheap way to do it. Catshannon, if you use it with your T5 lights let me know how it works out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baos Posted January 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I was thinking about getting the ones with the debris screen to fit led lights in the holes. I'm currently in the middle of a 5mm led plant growth/lighting experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balikiss Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 This looks like a great little project! But since I don't have the lighting kit to go inside it, could I just use regular household spiral bulbs? I know this is going to cause a lot of WPG talk that I know nothing about. So keeping it simple...Would I be able to grow low light plants (java fern) with two cool white spiral bulbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackinator Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 This looks like a great little project! But since I don't have the lighting kit to go inside it, could I just use regular household spiral bulbs? I know this is going to cause a lot of WPG talk that I know nothing about. So keeping it simple...Would I be able to grow low light plants (java fern) with two cool white spiral bulbs? Hey Balikiss I know there are others who can answer this question a lot better than me but Ill give it a try anyways. I just started a Planted tank a little over a week ago, I didnt have a fluorescent hood so I went to Canadian Tire and bought two 15 Watts GE 6500K bulbs and all my plants have been growing, I have two types of Hyrgophilia, some water sprite, and anubias and they all seem to be doing great. I think the main thing that matters is that the lightbulbs are 6500K. For reference heres the link of the lightbulbs I got. Hope I helped. http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/Green/EnergyConservation/CompactFluorescent/PRD~0525349P/GE%252B15W%252BDaylight%252BCompact%252BFluorescent%252BBulbs%25252C%252B2-Pk.jsp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLake Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 ive done my own led experiment with plants just not aquatic and if there is a red and a blue spectrum the results were very rewarding. plus the low draw on power is a great thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balikiss Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Well if someone else has been able to grow plants with regular daylight bulbs, then so can I!! Another question tho. I haven't been able to find the legs that he was talking about..Any other ideas on how to keep the hood above water? Strips of wood to go across the tank front to back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werner Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 I think the main thing that matters is that the lightbulbs are 6500K. Not necessarily. The color temperature (XXXX degrees Kelvin) assigned to bulbs represents the overall color that the light appears to a human observer. The bulbs still need to have the appropriate red and blue parts of the spectrum for efficient photosynthesis. These two bulbs are both rated at 2856K, but the spectral power distribution graphs are quite different. Can you grow plants with household bulbs? Sure. And they're cheap. But bulbs sold for household lighting emit a lot of yellow and green wavelengths because that is what is most easily perceived by the human eye- not so useful for photosynthesis. Bulbs like this may be a better value for the $$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbenchzer Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Awesome thank you very much... have some thiughts on yhe hood now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinthehat Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Very helpful, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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