JenCliBee
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Hi.... have another quick question...
I will be starting a new tank in the next couple of weeks once i decide on a final layout and have found the rocks etc to suit it, will start a journal to document it in time but for now just wanted peoples opinions.
I will be doing a 50-60l (13-15g) tank, which has an overhead light, originally i thought the light was a 24w pll bulb but it could well be a 36w instead, wont know for sure till i pick it up this weekend sometime.
The tank will be low tech, will have eco complete substrate and dosed with James TPN+ mix and easy carbo. Now i know that the 36w is going to be alot of light over the tank but what i want to know is could i basically up the dosage of ferts and the same with the carbo to compensate for the higher light without the introduction of pressurised CO2 which on this tank definitely wont be happening.
The tank will have a HOB filter (500lph) and a power head rated at 2000lph so unofficially having a 50x turnover but realistically will be more like 30-35x. This i know will be enough to circulate sufficiently it's just the higher light which i would like some advice on.
So what you think?, introduction of more ferts and easy carbo will balance out the higher than needed light and the probable intense growth of the plants.
Plants planned will be HC, blyxa J and P.helferi.
Thanks and appreicate any input 🙂
I will be starting a new tank in the next couple of weeks once i decide on a final layout and have found the rocks etc to suit it, will start a journal to document it in time but for now just wanted peoples opinions.
I will be doing a 50-60l (13-15g) tank, which has an overhead light, originally i thought the light was a 24w pll bulb but it could well be a 36w instead, wont know for sure till i pick it up this weekend sometime.
The tank will be low tech, will have eco complete substrate and dosed with James TPN+ mix and easy carbo. Now i know that the 36w is going to be alot of light over the tank but what i want to know is could i basically up the dosage of ferts and the same with the carbo to compensate for the higher light without the introduction of pressurised CO2 which on this tank definitely wont be happening.
The tank will have a HOB filter (500lph) and a power head rated at 2000lph so unofficially having a 50x turnover but realistically will be more like 30-35x. This i know will be enough to circulate sufficiently it's just the higher light which i would like some advice on.
So what you think?, introduction of more ferts and easy carbo will balance out the higher than needed light and the probable intense growth of the plants.
Plants planned will be HC, blyxa J and P.helferi.
Thanks and appreicate any input 🙂