Lighting For 10 Gallon

[Sanctuary80808]

Hello all,
I am about to set up my old arcadia arc 35 litre aquarium which i have has sitting in the attic for too long
I am looking at buying this light for it: http/www.warehouse-aquatics.co.uk/marine/marine-lighting/refugium-lighting/arcadia-ellipse-light-unit-plant-pro-freshwater-24-watt.html
Will i be able to grow more demanding plants such as HC and dwarf hairgrass with this lighting? I plan to add a pressurized co2 system and dose flourish excel and tpn+ to hopefully keep plants alive.
Do you recon i will stand a chance with the more demanding species?
Thanks a lot

 

[jonnyf84]

Hello all,
I am about to set up my old arcadia arc 35 litre aquarium which i have has sitting in the attic for too long
I am looking at buying this light for it: http/www.warehouse-aquatics.co.uk/marine/marine-lighting/refugium-lighting/arcadia-ellipse-light-unit-plant-pro-freshwater-24-watt.html
Will i be able to grow more demanding plants such as HC and dwarf hairgrass with this lighting? I plan to add a pressurized co2 system and dose flourish excel and tpn+ to hopefully keep plants alive.
Do you recon i will stand a chance with the more demanding species?
Thanks a lot

you'll have a hard time managing your nutrient levels in such a small tank and with 5 wpg (watts per gallon) i don't think your tank will have a long shelf life, its likely to get consumed by algae or become overgrown and unmanageable. High light and high nutrient planted tanks need stability and accurate dosing for longevity and it will be tough in 5g. In theory hc and dhg should grow well and probably will initially but it might not last long.

 

[Sanctuary80808]

Hello all,
I am about to set up my old arcadia arc 35 litre aquarium which i have has sitting in the attic for too long
I am looking at buying this light for it: http/www.warehouse-aquatics.co.uk/marine/marine-lighting/refugium-lighting/arcadia-ellipse-light-unit-plant-pro-freshwater-24-watt.html
Will i be able to grow more demanding plants such as HC and dwarf hairgrass with this lighting? I plan to add a pressurized co2 system and dose flourish excel and tpn+ to hopefully keep plants alive.
Do you recon i will stand a chance with the more demanding species?
Thanks a lot

you'll have a hard time managing your nutrient levels in such a small tank and with 5 wpg (watts per gallon) i don't think your tank will have a long shelf life, its likely to get consumed by algae or become overgrown and unmanageable. High light and high nutrient planted tanks need stability and accurate dosing for longevity and it will be tough in 5g. In theory hc and dhg should grow well and probably will initially but it might not last long.

Thanks for the reply! I thought that it was only 2.4wpg though as it is a 24 watt light over a 10 gallon tank? But thanks for the advice i will try to be careful with nutrient levels as i would prefer not to have a war on algae ;P