Leigh,

I just don't find that to be the case.

I have an 18watt fixture over a ten gallon and I can grow pretty
anything I want to in there. At least everything I've put in there
has thrived.

I read before about this small tank high light phenomenon I tried it
but found that it wasn't necessary.

Regards,

Ed at
i-aquaria.com


On 13 May 2003 21:43:45 GMT, tose (LeighMo) wrote:

was at almost 4
watts per on all of my tanks.... then my bulbs started going out one
at a time and I just let them be. I found that once the plants
reacclimated to to lower light situation that they grew just fine....

I'm not saying that you can't have low-light planted tanks. I'm just saying
that if you do want a high-light, high-tech tank, you'll need more watts per
gallon in a small tank (under 5 gallons) than in a large one.


Leigh

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