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Dealing with bright tanks
Hi again,
My intention is to create a tread with experiences with high light tanks. I wanted to see how many people have actually tried to grow plants that require high light. From my limited experience, it has been interesting. I don't expect to solve all m problems in one thread. Instead, I thought it would be an interesting discussion for this group. For example, I ran a blue light for the first 3 months of my 46 gallon tank. I have 2 96 watt compact florescent bulbs. My LFS guy told me to use one white bulb and a blue bulb? Have you ever seen the kind of algae that grows under bright blue light? I looked at a lot of web pages and pictures of algae, but I have never seen anything quite like what was growing in my tank. I would strongly recommend against anyone else trying this experiment. My tank first when through intense green water which I cleared up with a big UV sterilizer. The water was so green I couldn't see 2 inches into the tank. It was like my fish would suddenly appear from a fog when they got close to the glass. Then the wierd algae started growing. It is dark green/blue and very slimy, in the middle it was white. Since I changed out the blue blub with a white bulb it has almost completely disappeared. I'm sure that other people out there have some good stories, growing plants with high lights isn't that easy and I'm sure a lot can go wrong. I also figured it could be a good tread that people could read to avoid making big mistakes. Later, Tony (Tony) wrote in message . com... I wanted to start a discussion regarding tanks that have a lot of light, at least 3-4 watts per gallon (wgp). I have two such tanks and have had a lot of problems. What are other people's experiences with tanks that have a lot of light. What problems have people had with bright tanks or high light tanks? What are some of the benfits that people have experienced with bright tanks? How have people dealt with algae? Any other experiences that you'd like to share? |
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