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New Bulb
Hey all,
I recently set up a 10 gallon planted tank(about 2 or 3 months ago).. Anyways, all of the plants I put in there would shrivel up and die over the course of about two weeks. Lurking on a lot of posts on this newsgroup, I decided to buy a new bulb for my tank. This new bulb(the cheapest I could buy) seems about twice as bright as my old bulb(significantly more expensive, but really really old). Now my plants seem to be thriving. All I gotta say is that there's a lot of truth in replacing your tank bulbs often. Just thought I'd share my success story with the group. -Erik |
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New Bulb
Personally, I don't like my tanks to be too bright. I have opted to
find plants that will survive with less light. One of my favorite tanks is a ten gallon. I have an Anubia and those long thin bunch plants. All grow slowly, but fill the ends to balance a rather large and colorful ornament. My fish love it. The plants and the ornament provide lots of places to swim through. I find "survival of the fittest" the way to go. I buy "low light" bundles. I know most of these plants are raised in better light and nutrition conditions than they get in my tanks. I consider putting these "hot house" plants into my tanks like putting a "prepy" into the ghetto. I have had good luck finding "survivors," but have had bad luck with snails and algae until recently. Now I seem to have a winning combination in all my tanks (4). I am sure that the tanks that are well managed have much more luxuriant growth and may well be worth the cost and time to maintain. I just am discussing an alternative for those lazy folks like me. This week I saw a friend's tank and was amazed at the beauty of the "silk" plants she had. Her fish and water looked pristine. There are choices. On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 21:21:31 -0500, "Erik Soballe" wrote: Hey all, I recently set up a 10 gallon planted tank(about 2 or 3 months ago).. Anyways, all of the plants I put in there would shrivel up and die over the course of about two weeks. Lurking on a lot of posts on this newsgroup, I decided to buy a new bulb for my tank. This new bulb(the cheapest I could buy) seems about twice as bright as my old bulb(significantly more expensive, but really really old). Now my plants seem to be thriving. All I gotta say is that there's a lot of truth in replacing your tank bulbs often. Just thought I'd share my success story with the group. -Erik |
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