Plants Died :(
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Mikaila31
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usually 10-12 hours is good enough with the lights on. But the real question is how much light does your tank have (in watts and type of light)? If some plants died but others didn't, then it was most likely that there was not enough light for those plants.
Mikaila31
Always Watching
What is the size of the tank? and do you know the type of light? ex. screw in bulb or flouescent.
Also any Idea what type of plants died and what type of plants lived?
Also any Idea what type of plants died and what type of plants lived?
nope - not a knowledable plant person lol!!
the tanks 200 liters - the light is a florescent(sP)
) x2
i have another 25 arriving anyday now and dont want them all dying too!!!!
i dont hthink ive been leaving my light on for long enough lol
the tanks 200 liters - the light is a florescent(sP)
) x2
i have another 25 arriving anyday now and dont want them all dying too!!!!
i dont hthink ive been leaving my light on for long enough lol
RadaR
The things we do for our fish..
10hours of lighting is plenty. It's how much of that lighting there is in that 10hours.
How much lighting determines how much CO2 and nutrients you should be adding.
30W of light over roughly 53us gallons is very low lighting levels indeed.
Your plants probably aren't getting enough light intensity in order to stimulate photosynthesis and grow.
To help, you can add metal reflectors that will help. You can also add more lighting by adding more tubes, whether they are t8, t5 etc. Bear in mind that when you increase the lighting, you will have to dose nutrients and possibly CO2 either by gas injection or a liquid source like EasyCarbo or Excel (for low-medium light levels).
It's also a possibilty that you are trying to grow plants that have no chance in that lighting. Ones to try are, mosses, anubias, swords, crypts and hygrophilia sp.
How much lighting determines how much CO2 and nutrients you should be adding.
30W of light over roughly 53us gallons is very low lighting levels indeed.
Your plants probably aren't getting enough light intensity in order to stimulate photosynthesis and grow.
To help, you can add metal reflectors that will help. You can also add more lighting by adding more tubes, whether they are t8, t5 etc. Bear in mind that when you increase the lighting, you will have to dose nutrients and possibly CO2 either by gas injection or a liquid source like EasyCarbo or Excel (for low-medium light levels).
It's also a possibilty that you are trying to grow plants that have no chance in that lighting. Ones to try are, mosses, anubias, swords, crypts and hygrophilia sp.
RadaR
The things we do for our fish..
Java plants is an online mail order site which you can get them from.
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