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28-07-2005, 07:55 PM

In article . net,
says...
Hi Folks:

I just got back into the aquarium hobby after a 15 year vacation. Wow,
the compact flourcent lights that are available are great! (I remember how
hot my tank got with the older lights.) Anyway until yesterday I had a Cora
life 48" strip w/2 65watt bulbs on my 55gal. Plants were doing fine but not
really growing that much. The red ones (not sure which) were only
surviving. I just installed a Coralife quad arrangement: 4 65watt bulbs.
What a difference in light! I'm looking forward to more plant growth I
think. I also have a DIY CO2 generator that bubbles a bit and I use
Sachem's Excel. I just LOVE looking at the plants and the cardinals
moving through them. So pretty!

Sounds good, if not a bit hard on the electric bill. I have some Excel and am in
the process of using it up but the stuff gets expensive for large tanks like that.
Have you considered getting a cylinder of CO2 ? It's effective and less
maintenance than DIY CO2 and dosing Excel.