Hi Guy's What Plants Go With Mollies?

[KkAaNnEe]

wow, 1 watt per litre!


please don't do this people, unless all you want is algae.

Planted tanks don't need this much light, that is an old school way of thinking. Most aquascapers, planted tank keepers don't use much light anymore. It's now more important to get C02, NKP and flow right.

I said between 0,5 to 1 watt.I also said it depends on what plants you put in.I think its not a mistake that an easy and low demanding plant does not need too much light.But a very demanding one still needs light.A 300 litre tank definetely does not need 300 watts of light.Half of it is enough if you put 80 watts in it won't do.Anyway thanks for the heads up i'm always looking to learn more and will research on it. Don't think its old school way of thinking at least 0,5 watt for a higly planted tank you'll need.More than that depends on the demands of the plants.Correct me if i'm wrong.

NKP is advanced for a beginner i think.

I have 78Ws over a 300 litre tank and im fine? Good growth and healthy plants

 

[Aquamaniac]

wow, 1 watt per litre!


please don't do this people, unless all you want is algae.

Planted tanks don't need this much light, that is an old school way of thinking. Most aquascapers, planted tank keepers don't use much light anymore. It's now more important to get C02, NKP and flow right.

I said between 0,5 to 1 watt.I also said it depends on what plants you put in.I think its not a mistake that an easy and low demanding plant does not need too much light.But a very demanding one still needs light.A 300 litre tank definetely does not need 300 watts of light.Half of it is enough if you put 80 watts in it won't do.Anyway thanks for the heads up i'm always looking to learn more and will research on it. Don't think its old school way of thinking at least 0,5 watt for a higly planted tank you'll need.More than that depends on the demands of the plants.Correct me if i'm wrong.

NKP is advanced for a beginner i think.

I have 78Ws over a 300 litre tank and im fine? Good growth and healthy plants

Thank you. I'll definitely have a look at that. Always learning in this hobby

 

[ian]

that's a great attitude to take, as we are all 'always learning'. This side of the hobby always keeps evolving. None of us know everything, and if we claimed we did, we'd be a liar!

 

[KkAaNnEe]

Agreed, good attitude

 

[Aquamaniac]

wow, 1 watt per litre!


please don't do this people, unless all you want is algae.

Planted tanks don't need this much light, that is an old school way of thinking. Most aquascapers, planted tank keepers don't use much light anymore. It's now more important to get C02, NKP and flow right.

I said between 0,5 to 1 watt.I also said it depends on what plants you put in.I think its not a mistake that an easy and low demanding plant does not need too much light.But a very demanding one still needs light.A 300 litre tank definetely does not need 300 watts of light.Half of it is enough if you put 80 watts in it won't do.Anyway thanks for the heads up i'm always looking to learn more and will research on it. Don't think its old school way of thinking at least 0,5 watt for a higly planted tank you'll need.More than that depends on the demands of the plants.Correct me if i'm wrong.

NKP is advanced for a beginner i think.

I have 78Ws over a 300 litre tank and im fine? Good growth and healthy plants

Thank you. I'll definitely have a look at that. Always learning in this hobby

I saw your fish tank.It looks quite good.But its not what i would call a higly dense planted tank.So i understand the low light specs.

This is a planted tank for me (its not mine,i don't take the credit for it)

Its a 630 litre tank and takes 430 watts of light.
Something in between 0,5/1 watt per litre.
As you guys can see its not an algae soup.
So after what you guys told me and researching some more i still think even though the rule is old school it really depends on what you
really want to put in your tank.

 

[KkAaNnEe]

Maybe it was the way you stated it. Remember when answering peoples questions that they will normally take action on the answers. If you tell someone 80ws in a 300 litre tank is not enough, then they may waste money on purchasing your 150w recommendation.

My tank is not densely planted currently, but there is nothing to say I couldnt easily add more and still hae good growth and health under those lighting conditions, dependant on the plant choices.

 

[Aquamaniac]

Maybe it was the way you stated it. Remember when answering peoples questions that they will normally take action on the answers. If you tell someone 80ws in a 300 litre tank is not enough, then they may waste money on purchasing your 150w recommendation.

My tank is not densely planted currently, but there is nothing to say I couldnt easily add more and still hae good growth and health under those lighting conditions, dependant on the plant choices.

I do agree with you.Maybe it was my english.
I did on this topic to this member a link to a list from tropica of all the easy and non demanding plants that can be easily kept in his low-tech tank without investing money.
The answer i gave is a reference,that you have to keep in mind.
Than you add the variables.
the tank,a 30cm height tank needs less light than a 50 cm.Even if both use the same amount of water.
The plants
the type of Co2 system
fertile soil
NKP
But if i tell all this to a beginner i'll will be more confused and make even more mistakes.
There is a lot of variables,to take in to acount.But as a reference it has worked fine for me so far.

But thanks to everybody for opening my eyes to it.I think thats why the forum exists to share experiences and ideas.
I did some more research and updated myself and my knowledge.

 

[KkAaNnEe]

I just read through your posts properly to see where you're coming from. Basically, your knowledge is all correct about what plants require and everything. The only thing is, you seem to think that all densely planted large tanks need high-light, Co2 injected and lots of nutrients, planted soils etc. When in reality low tech setups can be achieved with minimal light, nutrients and CO2 (depending on plants)

 

[Aquamaniac]

I just read through your posts properly to see where you're coming from. Basically, your knowledge is all correct about what plants require and everything. The only thing is, you seem to think that all densely planted large tanks need high-light, Co2 injected and lots of nutrients, planted soils etc. When in reality low tech setups can be achieved with minimal light, nutrients and CO2 (depending on plants)

Yes talking to you guys about this and researching it opened my eyes to a new low-tech way of having planted tanks.
I said before i think.I've been out of the hobby for quite some years,so maybe i got outdated.Low-tech tanks was something i did not use to see much back in the day. If we did not had the means (money i mean)to do a high-tech we would find a cheap DIY solution to make it work like a Hight tech.

This is my last tank before i gave up on the hobby.
Its not high-tech most of it is DIY.But it did work for 2 years.

 

[KkAaNnEe]

Oook, I understand. Yes, low tech is alive and well. Your last tank looks good! But yes, you can do scapes these days without going down the high tech route