karla
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Just a fun thread, (I hope).
I am curious to know all your light experiments over the years and which types, power etc gave you the best growth and plant health.
For example, High light category, 10 gallon started at 15 W T8 and ramped up to 75 W over a period of about 4 months. 2 x 30 W compact spiral florescent bulbs and one 14W T8. Short Lighting period of 4 and a half hours.
I got very good growth but it was clear I was on the edge of what the plants could cope with, no algae. Co2 was via an up inline atomiser.
Lowest light, ambient only, crypts no co2 weekly fert dosing. No water changes. Run for 18 months no algae.
All my efforts at running co2 with lower/mid-range more comfortable light end in failure.
I keep altering my light levels because I think its too high too low etc.
Be really interested to know the extremes that others have tried and what they feel gives them the best success.
I am curious to know all your light experiments over the years and which types, power etc gave you the best growth and plant health.
For example, High light category, 10 gallon started at 15 W T8 and ramped up to 75 W over a period of about 4 months. 2 x 30 W compact spiral florescent bulbs and one 14W T8. Short Lighting period of 4 and a half hours.
I got very good growth but it was clear I was on the edge of what the plants could cope with, no algae. Co2 was via an up inline atomiser.
Lowest light, ambient only, crypts no co2 weekly fert dosing. No water changes. Run for 18 months no algae.
All my efforts at running co2 with lower/mid-range more comfortable light end in failure.
I keep altering my light levels because I think its too high too low etc.
Be really interested to know the extremes that others have tried and what they feel gives them the best success.