HI all,
I recently set up a 250l high tech tank with injected co2, EI ferts, tropica substrate capped with play sand and a decent washing machine flow pattern from a spraybar. Heres the journal..'Maya Cenote' 250l jungle | UK Aquatic Plant Society
Now so far no major problems, most plants seem to be thriving and minimal algae (although I have just spotted a small amount of hair algae). However I'm beginning to think the tank is lacking light as the dwarf sag at the bottom now has leaves 6-8 inches long and the glosso which started growing ok has started melting. I can see them getting blown about in the current so i'm pretty sure its not lack of flow or Co2 (drop checker is yellowy green) and I've been dosing according to EI. This leaves me to believe I'm lacking lumens! The tank has not far off 0.5wpl (3x39w T5) however it is 60cm deep so would I be right in assuming this isn't your average 0.5wlp? I'm not too keen on ruining the balance that seems to be working for everything else so would adding extra light be a foolish thing to do?
I think my options would be to up the lighting or choose a less light demanding plant for the foreground, if so any suggestions?
thanks
Jacob
I recently set up a 250l high tech tank with injected co2, EI ferts, tropica substrate capped with play sand and a decent washing machine flow pattern from a spraybar. Heres the journal..'Maya Cenote' 250l jungle | UK Aquatic Plant Society
Now so far no major problems, most plants seem to be thriving and minimal algae (although I have just spotted a small amount of hair algae). However I'm beginning to think the tank is lacking light as the dwarf sag at the bottom now has leaves 6-8 inches long and the glosso which started growing ok has started melting. I can see them getting blown about in the current so i'm pretty sure its not lack of flow or Co2 (drop checker is yellowy green) and I've been dosing according to EI. This leaves me to believe I'm lacking lumens! The tank has not far off 0.5wpl (3x39w T5) however it is 60cm deep so would I be right in assuming this isn't your average 0.5wlp? I'm not too keen on ruining the balance that seems to be working for everything else so would adding extra light be a foolish thing to do?
I think my options would be to up the lighting or choose a less light demanding plant for the foreground, if so any suggestions?
thanks
Jacob