| For those of you who are beginners you might feel | | | | be a bit difficult. You have to know the exact depth |
| like you can buy an aquarium and stick any sort of | | | | and the width of your aquarium in order to get the |
| bulb into it and hence you will have aquarium lighting. | | | | brightness correct. If you have a really deep tank |
| But then there's more to it than meets the eye. | | | | then you will need a very strong brightness. You can |
| When you get the aquarium light, make sure that | | | | also use a luxmeter to measure the intensity of light |
| you do not focus solely on the price or the amount | | | | which is required. If you have the wrong brightness |
| of discounts offered. | | | | then algae will start growing, so brightness is an |
| The different tanks need different lighting, for | | | | important part of aquarium lighting. |
| example a freshwater aquarium will need fresh water | | | | If you want something which is economical you can |
| aquarium lighting and so on. You can ask fish keepers | | | | use the metal halide aquarium lighting which gives you |
| who are experienced for help when it comes to the | | | | maximum power at a lower power usage. It doesn't |
| lighting. | | | | even give out a lot of heat hence the fish in the |
| Lighting is a vital part of the aquarium. This is because | | | | tank aren't very effected. You can also use the t5 |
| the plants in your aquarium will depend on the lighting. | | | | aquarium lighting instead of the metal halide lighting to |
| A wrong choice of lighting might just stop the | | | | give the aquarium a different look and to help your |
| growth of the plants and might lead to algae | | | | plants thrive. |
| formation. | | | | If you have a large aquarium then you can try and |
| You need to provide around 13 hours of lighting to | | | | use underwater aquarium lighting or even LED |
| the fish a day. When you choose the aquarium | | | | aquarium lighting. But make sure that these aren't |
| lighting you need to keep the brightness of the | | | | added to tanks which are small and also shallow. |
| required light and the color spectrum in mind. If you | | | | When you want to add t5 lighting to the aquarium |
| have plants in your aquarium then you should go for | | | | make sure that you know how much money you will |
| the blue or red spectrum. But if you have only fish in | | | | have to invest in it. It wont be very cheap for you |
| it then you could go for the yellow one. | | | | and you will also have to switch it on as well as off |
| Then when you choose the brightness, it is going to | | | | twice everyday. |