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"daylight"
Hi I just bought a 110 gallon aquarium and the guy threw in a free fluro
tube for my light housing. I'm not sure of the brand name, but it's a 4 foot, 35watt, "daylight" model. another model made by this manufacturer is called "coral blue". It says on the side of the packet that the light is "for growing coral and other inverts, and brings out the full spectrum of colours in your reef fish, can also be used for the accelerated growth of plants". I have a 4 x 2 x 2 tank (2 feet deep) that I want to plant, but I won't be able to plant too much cos I will have plant-eating african cichlids in there. so my question is, is this too much light, will I constantly be battling algae? should I take it back and get something else, or will it actually make my fish look nicer? |
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"daylight"
Xref: 127.0.0.1 rec.aquaria.freshwater.plants:75936
"Paul" wrote in message ... so my question is, is this too much light, will I constantly be battling algae? should I take it back and get something else, or will it actually make my fish look nicer? IME, give up on plants if you're set on cichlids, I've seen few that they won't eat or trash or dig up. As for your light, no, it's not too much, a single 35 watt bulb for a 110 gallon tank is WAY too little if you're going to have plants. Minimum, you'd need 150 total watts for any reasonable plant growth. I have 4 bulbs at 40 watts each on my 75. read on: http://faq.thekrib.com/plant.html |
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"daylight"
Paul wrote:
I won't be able to plant too much cos I will have plant-eating african cichlids in there. Ummm...it seems your answer is embedded in your question. |
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