PAR meter in a 60 litres high tech planted aquarium
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Uploaded by defdac on Jul 20, 2009
I use my Apogee PAR meter to measure different places inside the tank to show how the light varies around different areas in a planted tank. Notice how incredibly much just a few plants drop the intensity.
The lighting is 2x24 watts of T5 HO Philips Aquarelle from an Aquamedic Sunbeam with reflectors.
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Thanks for the response. But I pasted what you told me to Google and I did not find the "I'm feeling lucky." part to click on. But looks like I will be off to a good start. :)
This was a great video by the way. I cannot wait to try one to see if my compact fluorescent bulbs are suitable for my planted tanks.
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good job bro. i hope my planted tank would suceed as you did.
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Very very interesting.
Thank you for sharing the result of this experiment
Claudio Cappelletti
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Sjukt snyggt kar.. good job!
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i was always afraid whether i had too little light or too much light for HC and now that just helps me in so much
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WOW! thank you for this video! i've read a lot about PAR and lighting, but it's always nicer to see a visual demonstration! thank you!
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Thanks, I've never seen an instrument like that at work!
What are you using for illumination on that tank?
claudiodelaplata 1 year ago
@claudiodelaplata 2x24 watts of HO T5. Not sure about the bulbs. One Philips Aquarelle and one Deltec Midday I think.
defdac 1 year ago
Hey, I just learned about this PAR meters. Are they expensive? I would like to buy one to see how my planted tanks are doing. Can you e-mail me the site where you got yours or post it here?
Thanks,
Great video by the way.
Adrien
AdrienBCaldwell 1 year ago
@AdrienBCaldwell Sure, put the following into Google "Apogee Instruments Quantum Sensor: MEASURING PPF" and click "I'm feeling lucky".
defdac 1 year ago
whats dat thing for
Pimporly 2 years ago
It measures photon flux inside the tank which enables me to see how much active radiation is available for photosynthesis. Around 40-50 micro moles per square metre is good for a normal planted tank. I like around 100 to get the Hemianthus growing fast.
defdac 2 years ago