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Leaving off hte lights
I was just wondering what the effect of leaving off the lights for a day or
so was on the plants. Some of the cures for algae are to leave the lights off, but what effect does this have on the plants? at present my lights are on for about 13hrs a day? Stu |
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Leaving off hte lights
Leaving the lights off for a day won't really do anything to your algae...
and your plants wont hurt at all (again, only if this is just for a day)... BUT, take this into consideration... If you leave your lights off, your plants will tend to grow toward the greatest source of light.. (I.e. ambient room light outside the tank)... So if you do leave your lights off for a 24hr period, your plants might have a new tilt to them However, I might say again that turning your lights off wont really help your algae problem. (in the long term it would, but you dont want to leave your lights off for the long term. I would suggest altering your water chemistry first... or possibly introducing a few snails, and maybe a couple more plecos or loaches. "Stuart Mueller" wrote in message . .. I was just wondering what the effect of leaving off the lights for a day or so was on the plants. Some of the cures for algae are to leave the lights off, but what effect does this have on the plants? at present my lights are on for about 13hrs a day? Stu |
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Leaving off hte lights
Some of the cures for algae are to leave the lights off, but what effect does this have on the plants? at present my lights are on for about 13hrs a day? Since plant growth takes place when the lights are OFF I find that leaving them off a day (or two) once a month or so can stimulate growth spurts. The plants collect and store energy during the day, and use it during the night. I 'discovered' this on my own while battling greenwater several years ago. I went off on a buisness trip for several days, leaving the lights off and the sides of the tank wrapped in opaque trash bags. Upon my return the plants had grown considerably! Of course you don't want them to use *all* their stored energy, because it weakens them and you may begin to experience negative results. zeek |
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Leaving off hte lights
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Plants will do fine!!! Marcus Http://www.Aquatic-Store.com On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 13:09:30 -0000, "Stuart Mueller" wrote: I was just wondering what the effect of leaving off the lights for a day or so was on the plants. Some of the cures for algae are to leave the lights off, but what effect does this have on the plants? at present my lights are on for about 13hrs a day? Stu |
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With the growing awareness of energy saving alternatives, they want to know if more energy when left permanently fluorescent. This is especially important information, the consumer is a lot of fluorescent lighting in a large space.
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