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[DigitalPunk]

Ryan I am not sure but you can check to see if Aquatraders - Guaranteed Best Prices on Aquarium Lightings + Free Shipping! ships to Canada

Colleent - Looking good!

[Frogman1031]

Wow thats a great resource! A 6500 K for 40 dollars

[ColleenT]

i got it from Petsmart. it is a Marineland LED. there is a switch to make it just blue, or bright. that way i can turn the blue on at night. it was on sale for about $35. normally like $40 i guess. it was in the Fish lighting section. are you going to the White Plains show? i'll be there with a friend.

[DigitalPunk]

can't beat their prices, do they ship to Canada?

[ColleenT]

idk. this is the light . the outer part is lightweight plastic, but i don't mind. it works.

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[DigitalPunk]

Good price, I don't see where it says the color temp of the light. You need it to be 6500k for live plants to grow.

[ColleenT]

Good price, I don't see where it says the color temp of the light. You need it to be 6500k for live plants to grow.

i don't think it said on the label. so i guess it's probably not up to par. I won't have very delicate plants in there, anyway. probably pothos and air plants.

[DigitalPunk]

Ok good news bad news time. Unfortunately the bad news has 2 parts to it.... So really it's bad news good news and bad news. Which do you want first?

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I thought I heard you say bad first so that's what I'm doing.

Bad news 1. Any plant that is under artificial light under 6500k will struggle and ultimately die. It's like putting a human in a very low oxygen environment. We can survive for a while but eventually Sylvester Stallone will kill us.

Bad news 2. Your light is to short. Unless some is hiding. You really need the light to span from end to end of the tank.

Good news. Caught it early enough you can return this light and correct the problem.

Sorry :/


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[ColleenT]

thanks, but it's all bad news bc i took it out of the package and so i don't think i can return it. The tank is not sitting in direct sunlight, but it does get enough for the pothos. idk about the air ferns.

[Fbt123]

My light is only 4000k (didnt know that was too little at the time :P) and my plants are growing slowly but definitely growing. Especially my fittinia which has clearly grown taller and it has new leaves and stuff growing out of it. Plus my room has the sun shining in it for about 8 hours a day so i gues they akmost get enough light

[deranged chipmunk]

Ok, I gotta ask, what the heck is an air fern?


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[Frogman1031]

Isnt it a tillandsia?

[Fbt123]

Ok, I gotta ask, what the heck is an air fern?


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

Bill, i have an air fern in my viv (the one that i thought died but its alive now ). Its called nephrolepis marisa

[ColleenT]

yes they used to call them air ferns when i was a kid( in the 70's and 80's.) Amazon.com: Hinterland Trading Air Plant Assortment 5 Pack Airplants Tillandsia: Patio, Lawn & Garden

but actually there are air ferns, and air plants. i should have said air plant. did not know the latin name, and honestly getting sick of Latin by now.

[deranged chipmunk]

Ok. Gotcha. Tillandsias. I was curious because there are epiphytic ferns, but that light in no way would support them.

Tom, nephrolepis is a terrestrial species of fern.


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[Fbt123]

Really?! They said it was epipheptic (still cant spell it XD). Oh well, thats a relief as its planted in soil now

[Fbt123]

Just googled nephroeis marisa, ot is epiphetic :/

[deranged chipmunk]

ALL ferns, by nature, are epiphytic. But it takes a lot of time, patience and know how to convert them from being soil based to being a true epiphyte.


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[Fbt123]

Thats cool, i didnt know that! I believe its doing fine in soil anyway as it is growing again

[ColleenT]

i got ahold of Jess from NEHERPS and asked if she has any Fittonia, and she does but it's not on the site yet. but when it is, i will get some of the 9 watt Jungle Dawn LED light bulbs. Not cheap, but i want to do right by my plants.