Lido 120 t5, is it low light ?

[eminor]

Hello, for the second time i had a leak on my tank... i now have lido 120, old version with 2* t5 24w bulbs. The bulbs looks old, if i remember the t5 lost few % of light during lifetime. The tank is high so the light coverage is really great. I have no reflectors at all, but sensitive plant seems to grow slow but nicely, this mean that i reach the LCP ? how can tuberculatum LCP be so low ? is that really low light ? thx

 

[oreo57]

It is not an easy plant to cultivate. The M. Tuberculatum needs intensive light of at least 0.8 watts per liter, and high levels of CO2 injection. Nitrates should be kept to between 5 - 15 mg/l, and phosphates to between 1 - 2 mg/l. If either of these main nutrients falls below zero, the plant’s growth will be severely stunted. The species also need plenty of iron and micronutrients to reach its full size and color, or else it will end up as a dark and small plant.

 

[hypnogogia]

I’d add reflectors.