Yet Another Arowana Tanning Guide.
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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I have been spending blindly on tanning light ever since I got my first SR from LED to T5. Before you start wasting more hard earn cash on tanning light just like me or plan to sell off your eye sore pale yellow Super Red, be sure to watch this first. In this video I'll be comparing few light set which I personally use on my SR, and sharing how you should select or use your tanning light to bring the best out from your SR.
The 7 "mantra".
#1 Never put a submersible light out side of your tank.
#2 For side tanning use a reptile light for its high UVA output.
#3 Glass panel reduce UV intensity at least by 30% - 50%, so it's not making any sense to use light other than reptile light for side tanning.
#4 Glass panel filter out UVB, so placing a already low UV output light outside the tank is plain electricity wastage.
#5 There's no ugly fish, only wrong "way of light" and diet.
#6 Don't go for designer "brand", but go for those who dare to show wavelength graphs covering 280nm-400nm(uva+uvb), the rest of it is visible light which meant for illumination or eye candy that serve little to no purpose.
#7 Human eye unable to perceive UV light, bright visible light does not mean high UV, high lumen light can be 0 UV.
Note:
From 6- 12 inch, any off the shelf non LED light should work to develop its shine or crossing. When your fish is at least 13 inch and above you may want to switch to reptile light for side tanning, however never use it on young fish as high intensity UVA may damage younger fish scale. Tanning duration should be controlled strictly, start with 2-4 hour a day and increase as your fish acclimatize.
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Awesome test dude! Appreciate your share of testing
Hi, this video is useful, so many "reviews" of these lights but not actually measuring whether they work (UVA+B) or not. Do you know if the MAYIN LED 13000K and 6700K lights actually have UV? I saw that the 2700K one does but it is very yellow.
Last tested mayin super color, xl tanning led light and some others china led white tube, mr diy t5 led, panasonic celing light led.There's no reading detected by Uv card... based on test i had done, we could assume that led chip does not produce uv ray at all. Even it does, its far too weak to be pickup by tester. Led is similiar to snake oil when it come to tanning , cloud 9 promises but fail to deliver.
Given the test, do you think it's still worth it to buy Aro 10 tanning lights for SR grooming? Thanks
After so much introduction, can you tell me where to buy the best tanning light pleaseeeeeee?
Best light = natural sun light. Its free. If indoor tank, may try tanning specific light tube such as tica aro10 which is plug n play. If you hav some basic in electrical stuff, opt the diy route....get your self few electronic balast, some reptiglo 5.0 tube. This tube gives out better uv radiation and last longer then those tanning light.
Hi bro any advice for 6 inch bbxb, any brand to use for side tanning
May I seek some advice if the tanning lights will actually kill off beneficial bacteria required for the nitrogen cycle?
Your concern related to uvc light? Tanning light shouldnt kill off bb, as most of the offshelf light do not contains uvc spectrum. Also bb colonize filter media, bio media usually on sump /filter box. Which get limited to no light at all. It should not have any impact on your bb colony. Unless it's a UVC tube then it will kill off all your bb if its place wrongly on sump.
@@wkng8303 I see, thank you very much for your kind advice!
hi Sir, i have 15 inch competition grade gold arowana an i need to know how light will be the best for her for best shining, tank is completly white. T5 lights? 4000k? or any reptile?thank you sir
For shine, go with day light 6500k, led or t5 it does not matter. Im not sure what type of golden is ur fish. If its a blue base can get those with uva/uvb to develop its blue color.
Hi sir may I know if Yao Rui T12 White Sunlight Submersible Light has UVA or UVB? because here in the Philippines they say it's soft tanning. thanks if you respond
We don't have that brand over here. Unable to feedback much on it. You may try side tanning it for 2-3 month. Then observe your fish scales. If color deepen/darken slightly then well yes it does contain some sort of uva/b. Else its just an overprice peice of lamp.
If i want to tan my red arow, do i use main led or t5 light?
And sir..if u dont mind...can you review some reef bulb also...like Ati brand or the famous one aquazonic
Do you hav any link to respective product? If they hav wave length graph, we can roughly know if its usable or not.
hi. I hv a 8" sr. how to make the scales more metallic and shining? and BTW which is better, kintons t5ho or tica aro 10? tq.
To develop shine , a full white tank, matt white tank or white fiber tank. Any white light will do. Based on my experience with few golden/mg, it take about 4 to 5 month to show good shine all the way to lvl 5.5 or 6. (sample size 4 inch, grow out to 8 inch in white tank) however shine will degrade within a week once transfer to viewing tank.
@@wkng8303 understood on d metallic. About kintons or tica? And d difference of 13000k, 6700k n 2700k? Tq.
@@khyap76 unfortunately, i didn't test 2700k. Tried 13000 k and 6500 only. Not much difference. As long it bright enough to illuminate the tank. As for 2700k, its on the warm side, some would say it's use to develop color however there is no proof to back it up. Brand wise, i could only recommend what i have use before which is tica. But do take note that its uv output degrade over time. At most 5-6 month u'll need to replace it.
@@wkng8303 bro, thanks for the info.
hi Mr Ng,
ask u something My red aro the scale edge abit burnt, after I change water, it stop and look normal now, but the scale shape is not nice. Will the scale grow back to full edge again? tks
ard 5 to 10 scales affected.
@@freddy_freeman er never experience this burnt scale before. If it darken due to tanning, just stop tanning for a month and it turn pale again. If scale are damage from fight, scratch on hard stuff, it can recover but take a very long time frame. 6-9 month depending on fish size.
If its chip scale, erosion, abrasion , a good article to read www.arowanafishtalk.com/forums/content.php?278-Arowana-Scale-Lateral-Line-Problems
@@wkng8303 tks
May I know how many exo terra 5.0 or 10 light are used for tannig, so far didn't see any updates from you.
Hi , i am running 3 tube of exoterra. Two 5.0 & one 10.0 with controller. For updates can refer to this. More update will be avaliable soon. ua-cam.com/video/EeHU067LEHs/v-deo.html.
Bro please share your custom made exo terra..
Hi any advise on the brand should I buy for 5 feet tank
New to it don't mind I ask😅
big tank are not optimal for tanning. Unless u plan to plonk in 6-8 light tube.. however you may lower your tank water level to get a much optimal tanning. For young fish any light will do, for those SR that start to show pale color on ring then it's deem suitable for tanning, can start with 13k and move on as the fish develop.
Hye boss i have SR 7 inch, can i use TCU2 untill size 11/12 inch and then use aro10?
Can use aro10 or tcu2. But limit the aro10 duration around 3-4 hour a day then continue with normal led tuk naikan metallic/shine. Increase aro10 duration as ur fish progress. Kalau boleh pump dia punya body dulu pas tu baru start main tanning. Kalau tank kat outdoor kena matahari.. pakai colorup aje no need beli tanning light. Kerana tak de lampu yg boleh challenge matahari. Also advice u jgn main tanning dulu coz it will stress the fish , a stressed fish = low appetite fish=slow growth=stunt. Also aro10 lose its uva/uvb autput after 5 month - 7month of usage. So kena tukar kalau nak sambung tanning. For your info.. tanning bukan satu atau 2 bulan mia kerja. Gua mia sr dah dekat 19 bulan lebih tanning, its color still developing 😅😅
@@wkng8303 okay understand. So if pakai TCU2 berapa jam ideal boleh pasang ya sehari? And for this size , berapa kali sehari yg ideal untuk beri makan ya? Right now im just guna cengkerik and mealworms saja.
@@wanz43 display light tak kisah. Tapi kena monitor suhu air, lampu tcu2 tu panas gila, kalau tank kecik mcm 2.5ft atau 3kaki with air 7-8 inch , kena ada aereator /air pump tuk mitigate gill curl. Seekor mg ku baru kena coz pam rosak lol. Anyway kalau i, tepat 12 malam semua lampu off. Pagi 9 start tanning sampai 630 petang, pas tu tcu2 take over... also i pakai smart switch tuk make my life easier. 😆
Edit: tuk makan.as long as nafsu makan dia ada, bagi aje. Sehari 1 atau 2 kali. cengkerik kakinye potong, taring kaki boleh menyebabkan issue dalam perut ia. Superworm /meal worm bagi yg baru salin kulit, jgn bagi yg dah mati. udang potong tu ok juga.
@@wkng8303 all rights, buat masa ni ikan semua ok makan laju active semua and bela pun dlm 4ft tank ( air separuh tank). Cuma kali ni bela sr kena precautions lebih sebab dulu pernh bela mgbb smua suda besar tiba2 mati. Itu sekarang mau lebih hati2, hahaha. Apa2 pun thanks for the info. Bos punya aro cun sihat👍👍..
If my arowana already reached 10 inches but the scale on the 5th and 6th level is still black, is there still a chance to get the scale to cross? If so, what should I do? I was planning on using reptilian light to tan the 6th level, is it too early? Please help me 🙏
Golden or sr? This we call "cuci sisik" /wtt here.Anyway to cross or not, it dependent on genetic. Some may cross , some would not this it true for golden type. However this don't really applicable for sr as sr will cross eventually with out much special attention given. Reptile light not gonna help on your objective, best bet would be high lumen white light + white tank. Reptile light only meant to be used to develop a deeper coloration.
@@wkng8303 thank you boss
Where do you get exoterra 10.0? Can't find it anywhere
Bro, Try shoopee. I got mine from shoopee.
Hi, any test done on MAYIN 13000K
Nope, I only believe in charts now days. No chart no buy. Lets see if I could work something out to get a loan unit for testing. Stay tune.
Bro how about Sr background which one should I'll use? Quite confused right now
For young fish, i'll prefer to go with white tank. As for dark background, i guess it's much more suitable to showcase a fully develop adult fish. However there's no restriction on what kind of color one should use. Some use black base , blue backgrnd, some go full white, black , bare and so on. Trial and error bro.
Hi what about tica aro-10 ? Saw it advertised guaranteed uva uvb with specs sheet and data
Planning to simulate sunlight for my goldfish. As most Full spectrum led doesn't have uva uvb also
@@johnsonboy62 for tica yes it contains uva &uvb. 13k variant is tested in this video. If its gold fish. You would like to consider saki hikari or any hikari color enhanching pellets to get quick result coloration especially red. However i personally dont recommend going full with saki. Need to mix them up with other non saki series to avoid bloating and sbd issue.
@Abah Hensem alo bro, can be used on young fish, just that you may want to limit the exposure duration. As for background, kalau ikan you golden, go for white, it helps to develop crossing earlier and beneficial for tanning phase where we only focus to bring out it's ring and core color. As for SR, i only have one in my collection so i cant comment much on background for SR. My sr from 6.5 to 14 inch in white tank , and transfer to a bare tank later on. However based on my observation on my golden's , they'll change to adapt to their environment . Example a dirty tank full with green algae on glass, fish color are great. Once you clean them up. they go pale again. So i believe it's not permanent when we play with background. No doubt fish color looks intense with dark tank, but i believe it's only applicable for fish which is fully developed.
Hye bro!! I have 6ft aquarium !! I have 5 aro sr so what light u recommend??
For viewing get those color boosting light. For fish color development, get those off the shelf T5 tanning light such as aro-10 and so on.
This is quite interesting. I wonder what would be the results for a regular Philips T8 light.
Result should be similiar to nirox tube. As both regular philips t8 and nirox share a pretty similiar graph
Hi any brand for light tube to tan red arowana?
Starting jan 2021, only use tica aro10 and custom made exo'terra tube.
Lmao xi long tanning light is utter rubbish then. Do not walk the talk. Cant even track UV from it.
Generally, any fancy led light set slapped with 'adequate uv', 'contains uv', 'tanning' labels on its packaging should be avoided. Except those that boost color aka display light😏.
Please next time dont chewing food during video very irritating u know
Noted bro,appology for that 😅
@Abah Hensem hahaha comprehensive die punya understanding. Not bad. More ppl start paham apa jadah tu tanning, dah letih i reply mamat mamat noob kat MAC. So sapa yg kata tanning ngan pll ker, tornado ker, lampu biru, led ker tu semua kasi ketuk kepala cikit. Belajar tengok wavelength graph so koorang tak payah naik kapal lanun. Uv tu invisible, mata tak nampak kecuali haiwan macam cicak.
@@wkng8303 hahahahahaha...sy sebelum beli aro dh cari apa keperluan untuk tanning ikan...beli sensor card for test... Dan sekarang mgbb try use bulb reptilia 15.0 white colour...for 5inchi... Baru seminggu,nk dapat result untuk 2 bulan tgk mcm mana... Antara bulb tornado test uvb card...show modarate /high...
@@amirnurdinawang8498 tu jenis cfl bulb ker? Mgbb i , i pakai t8 side tanning. Ring dah emas, biru tengah develop lagi. tunggu u punya report hehehee.
@@wkng8303 sy pakai bulb... Bukan exo terra...sbb exo terra kebanyakkan warna kuning... Setakat hari ini 10hari tanning agak berpuas hati... U lagend aro,sy baru sekor bela...hahaha...tpi sy mmg betol2 study dulu pasal uvb ni. Lampu 24k arotica...clp semua sy test uvb...btw mmg reptilia is power tpi 4-7inchi jer...
Dont eat when u do review la dei damn noisy