A freshwater aquarium needs much lighting to provide growth on both plants and fishes. The best lighting to be used for freshwater aquarium is a compact fluorescent bulb because it delivers higher output than the traditional screw type incandescent bulb.
Another important factor to note when building your own freshwater aquarium lighting is that you need to consider the effect of the lights to the fishes. A good lighting system should provide food to fishes, much more to give a healthy glow to the fishes. Lighting also provides photosynthesis to the plants for creating their own food. If a poor lighting system is installed in the aquarium, it may cause the fishes and the plants to die.
Putting a lighting system in your aquarium is very easy to build. All you have to do is to choose a lighting system. Most aquarium hobbyist tends to build their freshwater aquarium lighting system using fluorescent lamp for it gives more lights than a typical incandescent bulb. You can also combine the two types of lighting system to give more lights.
After you choose the right lighting system and install it in your aquarium, you need to check the light carefully and make sure it matches the environment of the aquarium. Check whether it’s too bright or too dark. After checking you can now start adjusting the lights.
You can place your aquarium near the window where there is sufficient sunlight; in this manner artificial and natural sunlight are being spread together. Turn off the lighting system of your aquarium when there is sufficient amount of sunlight coming in your aquarium. In this manner you can save electricity.
Freshwater aquarium lighting can also be customized using different colors of lighting to add more color and beauty in your aquarium.
0 Response to "The Essential of FreshWater Aquarium Lighting"
Post a Comment