How Do You Know What Kind Of Lighting You Have?

I bought an aqueon 29 gallon LED kit, no where on the box or the already installed LED strip does it say what the wattage is...

I have live plants some are doing better then others, I would like to add more but how do I know which plants will do well in my tank if I don't know what kind of lighting I have.

I have a val that's flourishing but I also can not keep my amazon sword alive for the life of me. I have volcanic sand as a substrate, use root tabs and liquid ferts.

HELP PLEASEEEEE

Edit: I do not have any of the original packaging anymore but I did scour it and could not find any information on the lighting, as well as looking though all the paperwork that came with the kit.

 

The only way to know for sure is to use a PAR meter, which measures Photosynthetically Active Radiation. These are expensive to rent and even more expensive to buy, so the data is usually only available for plant specific lights that people want to test.
However almost any light that comes with a tank is low light, especially in a tall tank such as a 29 gallon, and can’t really grow much.

 

The only way to know for sure is to use a PAR meter, which measures Photosynthetically Active Radiation. These are expensive to rent and even more expensive to buy, so the data is usually only available for plant specific lights that people want to test.
However almost any light that comes with a tank is low light, especially in a tall tank such as a 29 gallon, and can’t really grow much.

Thank you!! I will look into possibly getting a new lid and light

 

The only way to know for sure is to use a PAR meter, which measures Photosynthetically Active Radiation. These are expensive to rent and even more expensive to buy, so the data is usually only available for plant specific lights that people want to test.
However almost any light that comes with a tank is low light, especially in a tall tank such as a 29 gallon, and can’t really grow much.

Is there a certain kind of light/ minimun wattage that I should look into? I do want to have a heavily planted aquarium

 

I have a val that's flourishing but I also can not keep my alive for the life of me.

Literally the exact opposite for me. I can't keep val alive but I have amazon swords taller than the tank they're in.

 

Is there a certain kind of light/ minimun wattage that I should look into? I do want to have a heavily planted aquarium

No, wattage doesn’t matter.


If you want heavily planted unfortunately you’re going to need better lights.

 

No, wattage doesn’t matter.


If you want heavily planted unfortunately you’re going to need better lights.

Would this light be good for regular plants?

 

Would this light be good for regular plants?

Maybe for low tech plant, but anything else would need more. Perhaps you can look into the finnex 24/7?

 

Maybe for low tech plant, but anything else would need more. Perhaps you can look into the finnex 24/7?

Would this be the one?

 

Yes it is