petemaz
Seedling
- Joined
- 31 Mar 2015
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- 8
Hi All,
I'm just setting up a new tank (in the cycling stage at the moment); it's a 50x50 cm cube, 60 cm high. I have a JBL ProFlora CO2 system set up - not running yet as currently no plants.
The lights I have at the moment are all LED: 2 x Fluval Aquasky 50cm @ 16W each and ADA Aquasky Moon 40W - I know, a bit funny that these two released a product under the same name. The lights will be about 12 cm above the water, mounted in the hood, and there is glass cover on the tank.
The hardscape and substrate are already in - I've got ADA Tourmaline BC, Clear Super, Bacter 100 and Power Sand M, the top layer is Tropica Aqua Soil (I bought it before deciding on ADA and it seemed a shame to throw it away. Average water depth is 45 cm.
I'd love to be able to grow successfully plants like rotala macranda, rotala 'bonsai' and a few others - by successfully, I don't mean that I want them to just grow... I'd like them to thrive, with the best colours and growth possible.
I don't have a PAR meter, so don't really know what light intensity I'll have.
Any advice will be gratefully received Thank you.
Please let me know if you need any more info.
I'm just setting up a new tank (in the cycling stage at the moment); it's a 50x50 cm cube, 60 cm high. I have a JBL ProFlora CO2 system set up - not running yet as currently no plants.
The lights I have at the moment are all LED: 2 x Fluval Aquasky 50cm @ 16W each and ADA Aquasky Moon 40W - I know, a bit funny that these two released a product under the same name. The lights will be about 12 cm above the water, mounted in the hood, and there is glass cover on the tank.
The hardscape and substrate are already in - I've got ADA Tourmaline BC, Clear Super, Bacter 100 and Power Sand M, the top layer is Tropica Aqua Soil (I bought it before deciding on ADA and it seemed a shame to throw it away. Average water depth is 45 cm.
I'd love to be able to grow successfully plants like rotala macranda, rotala 'bonsai' and a few others - by successfully, I don't mean that I want them to just grow... I'd like them to thrive, with the best colours and growth possible.
I don't have a PAR meter, so don't really know what light intensity I'll have.
Any advice will be gratefully received Thank you.
Please let me know if you need any more info.