On lighting for Albinos

[Jerah Teoh Yong Qiang]

Lija, GrifftheGreat, it's always a joy to learn more from the experience froggers. I'm barely a month into it! Thanks for the feedback and lessons. My paccie loves his/her burrow, always goes right to the bottom so I figured there be no use for lighting. Moved the tank closer to the roach tank to help the plants grow better seeing as there's a 15w over that one and it does get a bit of the indirect light.

Thanks again.

[Lija]

you'r welcome, that is good thing you are asking questions, that is how you learn.
Grif - that is because they sit with only eyes sticking out lol and we can see the damage in eyes right away.

[Maverick]

Is this a good light?

[Jerah Teoh Yong Qiang]

you'r welcome, that is good thing you are asking questions, that is how you learn.
Grif - that is because they sit with only eyes sticking out lol and we can see the damage in eyes right away.

My momma told me I would never learn if I never asked!

Also, a friend of mine who does hydroponics and planted aquariums suggested using a 2w red/blue led grow light. Little to no heat, zilch UVB and in red and blue only which should not be visible to frogs. It sounds like what is needed for a planted frog tank but I'd like to know what you guys think.

[Jeffww]

I do planted aquariums as a hobby as well. And I can tell you that your friend is correct. Although 2w is still not very much light. I would use an array of around 4-6 x 3w cree blue and red lights. And possibly some warm whites to make it look more natural.


Even daylight 2700k-10,000k LEDs don't have any UV to them. So they are options, grow plants well, and have a natural coloration. I still wonder if their brightness is any problem. Although with proper planning you can have shade giving plants that will make the actual floor of the terrarium quite dim while having a rather lush growth on top.

[Jerah Teoh Yong Qiang]

I do planted aquariums as a hobby as well. And I can tell you that your friend is correct. Although 2w is still not very much light. I would use an array of around 4-6 x 3w cree blue and red lights. And possibly some warm whites to make it look more natural.


Even daylight 2700k-10,000k LEDs don't have any UV to them. So they are options, grow plants well, and have a natural coloration. I still wonder if their brightness is any problem. Although with proper planning you can have shade giving plants that will make the actual floor of the terrarium quite dim while having a rather lush growth on top.

Thank you for the input! I'm going to grab a 2w bulb first and see how it goes. And my tank is only a 10.5 gallon with 3 plants in it (an orchid and 2 tillandsias) so I hope that will suffice!