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sanguosiao 19-10-2007 10:42 PM

what is the best lighting for red arowana?
 
hi all
i am new here, can anyone advise me about the lighting to display & tan the red, i currently using nan & PL light

below is a pic of my baby...2+ old liao but seems orangie

http://arofanatics.com/members/sangu...na/image05.jpg

sanguosiao 20-10-2007 11:30 PM

i wana try T5 HO 54w 4 feet for my baby
can bros help to suggest which brand is better
a) jebo
b) dymex
c) hypo..hehe dunno the spell

tagore 21-10-2007 03:13 AM

question: which farm? try to keep fish longer

winkelhock 21-10-2007 11:50 AM

Just put a nan lite in the tank on for 12 hours per day and stop switching it around,its not what lites u use to tan the red to make it red,its how comfortable or stable you make yr red feels at his home.Once the red feels undisturbed the color will improve.:)

Koji™ 21-10-2007 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by winkelhock (Post 5578246)
Just put a nan lite in the tank on for 12 hours per day and stop switching it around,its not what lites u use to tan the red to make it red,its how comfortable or stable you make yr red feels at his home.Once the red feels undisturbed the color will improve.:)

hehehe... simple logic bingo bro. Fish feel good they eat good and show good:p

ken_yg 21-10-2007 06:16 PM

Though I play with various kind of fluorescent, & diy quite extensively with T5 HO, I really do not know what to recommends, as everyone here has their own preference. Some prefer red in natural white light, & I love red in pinkish & daylight combination for photography.
We got more choices nowadays with pinkish T5 HO tubes (from cheap Hopar to expensive arcadia plant Pro, & probably many other brands too) coming into lighting scene.
I has yet to retrofit a T5 HO pinkish in Nan enclosure, but I think it will look good on red. Probably my next project? It can be fun to play around & move away from conventional bulky T8. U got more light & use less energy with T5 HO.
My latest ER pic has Nan at front top, two Arcadia T5 HO plant pro (sponsored by QH :D ), & a T5 HO osram 965 as main lightings & two old T8.

And depending on DC setting (I still prefer my sony dc than the canon DSLR), I love coloration like this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../DSC07493b.jpg

sanguosiao 22-10-2007 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tagore (Post 5577914)
question: which farm? try to keep fish longer

tung-hu, ok

Quote:

Originally Posted by winkelhock (Post 5578246)
Just put a nan lite in the tank on for 12 hours per day and stop switching it around,its not what lites u use to tan the red to make it red,its how comfortable or stable you make yr red feels at his home.Once the red feels undisturbed the color will improve.:)

izzit...ok i try

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koji™ (Post 5578262)
hehehe... simple logic bingo bro. Fish feel good they eat good and show good:p

but my baby seems picky on food now...sighz :(

[QUOTE=ken_yg;5578968]Though I play with various kind of fluorescent, & diy quite extensively with T5 HO, I really do not know what to recommends, as everyone here has their own preference. Some prefer red in natural white light, & I love red in pinkish & daylight combination for photography.
We got more choices nowadays with pinkish T5 HO tubes (from cheap Hopar to expensive arcadia plant Pro, & probably many other brands too) coming into lighting scene.
I has yet to retrofit a T5 HO pinkish in Nan enclosure, but I think it will look good on red. Probably my next project? It can be fun to play around & move away from conventional bulky T8. U got more light & use less energy with T5 HO.
My latest ER pic has Nan at front top, two Arcadia T5 HO plant pro (sponsored by QH :D ), & a T5 HO osram 965 as main lightings & two old T8.
QUOTE]

wah..... DIY maybe i try retrofit t5 too...hehe...so how many light on top of ur tank u have :D

ken_yg 22-10-2007 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sanguosiao (Post 5579466)

but my baby seems picky on food now...sighz :(

Noticed that in my aros too. They eating less already. Fasting season again probably, trigger by cooler temperature. Not sure I want to play with heater this season for my small red :rolleyes:


Quote:

Originally Posted by sanguosiao (Post 5579466)
wah..... DIY maybe i try retrofit t5 too...hehe...so how many light on top of ur tank u have :D

I got fixed lighting on each tank, & portable one for photography. My standard retrofit is 1 x T5HO daylight, 1 x T8 TFC & 1 x Nan for red.

sanguosiao 22-10-2007 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ken_yg (Post 5579570)
Noticed that in my aros too. They eating less already. Fasting season again probably, trigger by cooler temperature. Not sure I want to play with heater this season for my small red :rolleyes:

izzit gd to have a heater? wat temp?


I got fixed lighting on each tank, & portable one for photography. My standard retrofit is 1 x T5HO daylight, 1 x T8 TFC & 1 x Nan for red.

in 1 tank?

ken_yg 23-10-2007 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by sanguosiao (Post 5581545)
in 1 tank?

In one tank. Red & gold aro will have different light tubes.
For gold, the preference will be white light, & the main lighting is T8 for about 8 hours of operation. For reds, the main lighting will be a T5 & a T8, about 16 hours of operation daily. The Nan mostly use for photography.


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