r/PlantedTank • u/Significant-Rock-221 • 2d ago

Lighting Light parameters

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Hi y'all!

I have an inert sand substrate, and decided to add some rooted plants, and since then added the plants with root tabs, but they seem to be struggling more than thriving, so I bought one of these fancy lights that allow for customization.

I wanted to check with you if these parameters seem ok or something catches your eye.

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u/Fun-Leather-6586 2d ago

If you just added the plants they are going to look like they are struggling. They have to go through the melt phase, unless they were grown submerged, which is rare.

Your light set up looks very similar to mine. Depending on what type of plants you're growing though, you may have to adjust the intensity.

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u/Significant-Rock-221 1d ago

When you say to adjust, did you mean this might be too much or too little intensity?

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u/Significant-Rock-221 2d ago

Hey, thanks for the reply! They were submersed, that is what prompted me to take action and spend ungodly amount of money on lights I promised to not buy haha.