55 G Tank Help

[bUcky]

The light in my 30 gallon which had 3.0wpg broke yesterday and i was just waiting untill i could get a light for my 55 gallon before i moved all the plants to the bigger tank. Well since the light broke i moved the plants to the 55 gallon. But it only has 80 watts of lights. thats about 1.3wpg, the light bulbs are also just regular "day light" light bulbs. will this be enough? i wont be able to get a good light fixture for another 2 months. im also injecting co2 from 2 2 liter bottles with a diy mixture directly into the filter intake. i dont have a c02 ppm meter so i dont know whatthe co2 levels are. all other levels are good and the ph is about 7.5-8. there are giant jungle vals and the smaller type, anarchis, java ferns and the tall skinny type, 1 anubia, 1 amazon sword, a crypt, christmass moss ans some crockskew vals. 3 abn plecos, 30 endlers, 1 snail.

well my q is - is this enough light for these plants? would better bulbs help or not?

and i read somewhere when you have lower then 2wpg you shouldnt add co2. is this right? or do i need to add more.

and i have a small

heres a picture. its not the prettist thing but i like it.







thanks for the help

 

[Wonderboy]

Lighting: instead of buying a bulb for the meanwhile, save up and get a new fixture sooner than later

CO2: Watch your fish closely - if needed, try only one 2 liter bottle, and then if still needed - try none (until you have lighting)

There's not a lot you can do with 1.3 wpg, but just hold in there and get your lighting soon!

~ Wonderboy!

ps - what are your tank dimensions?

 

[Themuleous]

Looks nice

 

[bUcky]

so i should try to take the co2 out slowly?

 

[Themuleous]

The lighting isnt great, so probably just a case of wait and see, but I would get some decent aquarium, plant specific lighting over the tank as soon as you can.

Re the CO2, the whole CO2 and 2WPG thing is very miss leading. I always advocate adding CO2 to a 'planted' tank as the plants invariably benefit from it, but at lower light levels it is vital, just helpful. At high light levels it however becomes essential in order to give the plants enough to grow properly.

What do you mean by 'take the co2 out slowly'?

Sam