Aquarium Lights

Aquarium light timers are 24-hour programmable devices that turn aquarium lights on or off automatically. Aquarium light timers help to regulate lighting times and thus control algae growth. These devices help to adjust the presence and absence of light. This is essential, because it helps to maintain waking and sleeping cycle of fish in the aquariums and minimizes stress for these pets.

 

Aquariums can be made of either glass or acrylic. Glass aquariums weigh three times more than acrylic aquariums. Acrylic aquariums have to be supported along the full length and width of the bottom. Glass aquariums need support only in the outer edges.

Ensure that any driftwood you purchase do not have tannins in it, so it will not contaminate or discolor the water. Artificial driftwood is widely available at affordable prices. Apart from adding beauty to your aquarium, driftwood helps to mimic the natural environment of fish and help them enjoy being in the aquarium.

The type of lighting used is very important to any aquarium and it's inhabitants, without the right kind of lighting your fish could be in harms way. You should take good care of any aquarium you own like the fish inside were your family. To most people their animals, including fish, are their family and any carelessness toward the care of the tank could ultimately make the fish sick or even kill them.

Metal Halide work via a gas mixture of halides and other elements. The actual light production comes from the small bubble of gas that is held in place by metal wires and/or supports. The electricity running between them and the small gas bubble, heats them, similar to an incandescent filament.

Aquarium light timers help to regulate lighting times and thus control algae growth. These devices help to adjust the presence and absence of light. Aquarium light bulbs come in a range of types, spectra and intensities. Make your selection according to the tank capacity and the types of aquatic life you have.

Aquarium light timers help to regulate lighting times and thus control algae growth. These devices help to adjust the presence and absence of light. Aquarium light bulbs come in a range of types, spectra and intensities.

Buy lighting equipment for your aquarium that is only powerful enough to provide the lighting that your aquarium requires. It doesn't make sense to buy an aquarium lighting fixture or hood that requires two bulbs instead of one, for example, if you situation doesn't require two bulbs.

The important thing to understand when you look at aquarium lighting is the Kelvin rating; which is what the K numbers you see on aquarium lights represent. The Kelvin rating gives you some idea of the temperature of the light, that is, how warm or cold looking it is. Cold, blue light has a 'high tech' clinical feel to it and is around 10,000K; this is the sort of temperature that would be used for a tank where you keep reefs and plants.

Something else to consider is the addition of an actinic bulb. This type of bulb emits a blue tinged light in the exact spectrum that corals require for photosynthesis. Beware though, the spectrum range of actinic lamps is very narrow and they should never be used in isolation. A wonderful side effect is the way these bulbs enhance the colours of your fish.