Full spectrum:  Blue: **5nm + **0nm, White: ***0K

Aquarium lighting can be very confusing for many novice fish keepers, there are many different types of bulbs or set ups to choose from and to make things even worse the actual choice of tubes to fit into the units can vary dependant on which livestock that you are keeping. The lighting can be very important for many aquariums; corals in a reef aquarium require the brightest of lighting, as the actual corals are usually light dependant. Lighting in the aquarium is not just a tool that allows us to observe our aquarium and the inhabitants, it is also required to aid plant growth with photosynthesis and some species of fish prefer bright lighting to be at their best. Many species of fish prefer subdued lighting so this is why there is such a large choice of lighting available to us.

LED systems are also entering into this hobby and are a lot cheaper to run that all of the other systems, there is a drawback though, they are still very costly to purchase from new. This system does not use tubes but has rows of LED bulbs that perform the same function(ie **0W LED aquarium lights).

When selecting your lighting always check the amount of lighting that is required to illuminate the water volume in your tank and never use less than is advised, remember that this can be affected by the depth of the tank as well. Always use timers to run your lighting system and never leave the lighting on for too long as this can also encourage algal growth in the aquarium.