LED Light question

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adriandj

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Hi, I am new to this hobby and recently purchased a Chirios A351M Led light. I did not read the description properly and just realized M stands for Marine. I am trying to grow freshwater plants. HC carpet and some hairgrass.

There is an option to turn on the white or the blue lights only as well as an option for both. With the blue light and white light on, of course the plants would not look nice. If I turn on only the white light, I am not sure if it is enough to grow the HC carpet? See attached pics for the specs and actual lights. Thanks guys!
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In all honesty, I'd try and swap it for a freshwater light, something like an RGB LED with a dimmer. You may not get the intensity you'd like with the blue turned off, and even the white light is pretty high colour temp at 9000k and isn't going to show your tank off to it's best, white FW lights are usually around 6000k.
However, you could try and see how it goes, you may stand a better chance of success if you ensure your CO2 flow and distribution are maximised. That will help to lower plants light compensation point.
 
Thanks for the advice Tim! Yes I think its best to get the proper freshwater light. Since I’m just starting out too, might as well get the right equipment


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