Recommendation Light Set For Moss Tank

[Andy Woo]

Hi AQ bros ,is a T8 with a 30watts light tube enough for a 3 ft moss tank ? Pls advise . Thanks !

[romster]

Im not sure about T8 but i have been using 2 T5 tubes for my 3ft moss setup. So far they are growing very well.

[jaymes]

shouldn't be a problem .....moss doesn't need intense light

[Stormz]

Hi AQ bros ,is a T8 with a 30watts light tube enough for a 3 ft moss tank ? Pls advise . Thanks !

Use T5 or LED is better as moss doesn't require too much light. More cost savings in the long run.

[Andy Woo]

But I worried That they won't grow .

[Navanod]

Light is normally not the limiting factor when mosses don't grow well. When that happens, it is normally because temperature is too high (above 27).

[Andy Woo]

Light is normally not the limiting factor when mosses don't grow well. When that happens, it is normally because temperature is too high (above 27).

Temperature is not an issue because I have a chiller .

[Peanut8787]

For my experience,

Use 2X39watt T5HO for your 3ft moss tank. Just make sure the tubes are rated for plants usage etc 6500K-7000K or even ADA 8000K but it won't make your moss grow faster as after all it is still just moss.

If your tank is intense with lots of moss, then I would suggest you using 4X39watt T5HO for your tank and hang it up higher away from the water surface etc 12cm apart to prevent algae growing on the tank glass.

[Andy Woo]

Yes bro,foreground ,wall and DW all will be moss.

[Neondagger]

Yes bro,foreground ,wall and DW all will be moss.

I have moss in every single condition before and no matter what light u use, it would not matter. If you only intending to plant moss, led would be good cause it's less intense and thus less algae issue. If you use t5 light or t8, there will be advantage too as if u want to upgrade to other plants which need more light, you do not have to change the lightset but there might be more algae, so if not using led light, I suggest max 6 hrs of light if not easy get algae.

[chi_cha_ron]

2X39watt T5HO would suffice for moss and ferns? in my case I have a 3x1.5x1.5. Sorry for hijacking your post.

[diazman]

Light is normally not the limiting factor when mosses don't grow well. When that happens, it is normally because temperature is too high (above 27).

Some moss depends on the temperature I suppose but I do have flame, java, spiky and mini taiwan moss growing well in my tank's temp of 29-30 Degrees. The only difference one might notice is how presentable the moss can be in different temperature