I Have 1 Power Glo & 1 Life Glo

[aaronnorth]

i have 1 power & 1 life glo, should i change them both to life glo

life glo - 6500k
power glo - 18000k

both 24w HO T5's over 180l/ 40g tank

Fluval vicenza 180l tropical freshwater community

fish -
1 common plec, 2 clown loaches, 1 bronze cory, 3 silver mollies, 2 bosemani rainbows, 10 endlers, 2 penguin tetras, 2 x ray tetras,

plants -
green caroliniana cambomba, red cambomba, hygro difformis (wisteria), red ludwigia, crypt wendtii, sagitara subulata,water lettuce, oxygenating plant, aponegaton crispus, amazon swords, giant vallis

equipment -
nutrafin co2, fluval 205 external, 200w fluval tronic heater, 2 x 24w HO T5's (1 x power glo, 1 life glo)

water parametres -
co2 - 25ppm
nitrite - 0
nitrate - 20
ammonia - 0
ph - 7 / 7.5

 

[SuperColey1]

Is life Glo Pink? I would guess it is from that K.

If so I would get a daylight spectrum to balance the colour out 9-11K

There is a growing school of though that spectrum doesnt matter and that its just 'is it the right wattage. Not meaning more, more, more but a case of if 2WPG grows everything then Im sorted (no matter what the spectrum)

I personally do play safe though and have a pink and a daylight as well as being happy with the wattage.

I wont go on about your fish too much but common - your tank is too small, clowns - your tank is too small as they prefer groups 6+, corys prefer groups 6+, tetras prefer groups 6+.

The best effect in aplnted tank are large chools and groups s they create an tmosphere in the tnak (especially as they feel more comfortable) This is why you se so many planteds with 20 cardinals!!!

Andy

 

[Themuleous]

If it were me I'd get two either arcadia plant pros or D&D tubes, one midday and one aquaflora they are all excellent tubes.

If money is tight have a read of this

http/www.ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=555

Sam

 

[aaronnorth]

Is life Glo Pink? I would guess it is from that K.

If so I would get a daylight spectrum to balance the colour out 9-11K

There is a growing school of though that spectrum doesnt matter and that its just 'is it the right wattage. Not meaning more, more, more but a case of if 2WPG grows everything then Im sorted (no matter what the spectrum)

I personally do play safe though and have a pink and a daylight as well as being happy with the wattage.

I wont go on about your fish too much but common - your tank is too small, clowns - your tank is too small as they prefer groups 6+, corys prefer groups 6+, tetras prefer groups 6+.

The best effect in aplnted tank are large chools and groups s they create an tmosphere in the tnak (especially as they feel more comfortable) This is why you se so many planteds with 20 cardinals!!!

Andy

Thanks, i know about fish, i am trying to sort it