Help Is Needed

[Dan81192]

Well im new to plants really so....
i have a silver sand at a substrate, now im looknig at plants, ive found from Greenline

It Contains
3 X DWARF SWORDS
2 X SAGITTARIA NATANS
BUNCH (7) BABY TEARS BACOPA
5 X CRYPTOCORYNE WENDTII
1 X NARROW SWORD
BUNCH (10) MYACCA FLUVIATILIS
BUNCH (5) CREEPING JENNY
BUNCH (5) HYGRO. POLYSPERMA
BUNCH (5) STRAIGHT VALLISNERIA
BUNCH (5) ELODEA DENSA
BUNCH (5) LUDWIGIA NATANS
BUNCH (5) GREEN CABOMBA
BUNCH (5) BRONZE BACOPA
BUNCH (5) TWISTED VALLISNERIA
2 X SAGITTARIA NATANS
3 X WATER WISTERIA
2 X BULB SPECIES
BUNCH (5) RED SPECIES
7 X SALVINIA FLOATING
2 X AMAZON SWORDS
BUNCH (4) THAILAND STRICTA
5 X FERNS
5 X MIXED CRYPTOCORYNES
1 X JAVA MOSS
3 X FOUR LEAF CLOVERS
BUNCH (5) RED LUDWIGIA
1 X BLACK SWORD TROPICA
3XBUNCH (5) MYGRIOPHYLLUMS
BUNCH (5) GOLDEN CREEPING JENNY
15 X BACKGROUND SPECIES
BUNCH (6) PINK VEINED HYGRO
BUNCH (5) HORNWORT
BUNCH (5) RORIPPA NASTURTIAN
10 X MIXED FLOATING TYPES

Now i have a 40W bulb in my 47 gallon (uk) tank, ive been told thats around 1.1wpg so i realy need another bulb, do i?

All Help needed!

Dan

 

[Rhea]

That is a fairly low light level, but you should be able to grow some of those plants (e.g. vallis, crypts, elodea, hygrophilia and swords) even if growth is slow. If you're using sand as a substrate, root tabs may help the crypts and the swords get some nutrients.

Make sure you have reflectors to make the most of the light you have available and see how things go.

 

[Dan81192]

hmm ill try get some more bulbs in,