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lighting / plant questions
Okay, I'll get two 10W CF from work if you don't think it's too much. They
say that EACH 10W actually gives off 50 watts of light. Where would that put me on the plant scale choosing low, medium to high light plants? Someone here mentioned in the past that Java Fern were the easiest and most hardy plants. Do you also think they are what I should get and any other suggestions for hardy plants for my light? I know a good amount of aquarium stuff, but plants seem to be my weak point. I have no green thumb in OR out of water I guess. Thanks much, Cammie "Luca Brazi" wrote in message om... I don't think the bulbs would be too much light. Two 10 watt CF would be just right for a 10 gal. and maybe a bit underpowered for a 20gal. Get rid of the incandescents if you can. New light plus do it yourself co2 plus Flourish (maybe some root tabs too) and I bet things will take off (at the very least you'll get more interesting algae). Personally, I've always found cabomba to be too finicky over the long hall. You might want to start with something hardier then slowly swap out to more delicate plants once you get the hang of balancing the nutrient/light/co2 combo. "Cammie" wrote in message ... Yes I know I have very low light, I talked it over with you guys a few weeks ago. Unfortunately the tank combo with build on hood has only two 50W incandelescent bulbs. I don't know if those screw in mini compacts will fit in it, but I haven't tried either. IF they would fit, I think I'd have way too much light. Do they make fish sunglasses? This is a link to the bulbs I want to try: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...=6&pCatId=9870 Do you think I could put one of these in and then just keep the other the incandelescent bulb, or just the one compact and the other side no bulb? I'm at wits end here. I bought plants from thatfishplace and now within only one month my Corkscrew Val look horrible and my Cabomba is almost gone (it seems to just disappear). Cammie "Cichlidiot" wrote in message ... Cammie wrote: What do you think of this system? Would it be okay for a 10 or 20 gallon tank? It's so cheap I'm tempted to try it. I don't have a technical "planted" tank, but a handful of Cabomba and Spiral Val and they are doing so poorly even though I use Flourish. So what do you think of this system for a little help? http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...=6&pCatId=8981 It works fairly well (search Google Groups for other threads on the Nutrafin system). I know some people use just the diffuser with their own DIY bottles and mixes. However, considering the whole system on sale right now is only $6.50 more than just the diffuser, it might be worth it to get the whole system. One thing though, how much light do you have on the tank? Adding CO2 and Flourish won't be much help unless the light is sufficient. |
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lighting / plant questions
On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 04:46:44 GMT, "Cammie"
wrote: Okay, I'll get two 10W CF from work if you don't think it's too much. They say that EACH 10W actually gives off 50 watts of light. They are 10w each. The 50w crap is just marketing hype. They are 10w fluorescents. Chuck Gadd http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua |
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lighting / plant questions
Java Ferns are good hardy plants to have as they will tolerate quite a wide
range of lighting conditions. Keep your Vals; they will do much better when you go for more light, and you may in fact need to get rid of some (they spread...). Cheers, Poe "Cammie" wrote in message ... Someone here mentioned in the past that Java Fern were the easiest and most hardy plants. Do you also think they are what I should get and any other suggestions for hardy plants for my light? |
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