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DOES A PLANTED FISH TANK REQUIRES SPECIAL LAMPS?
Filed Under (Fish) by hanginglamp on 17-06-2009
The One and Only One asked:
I have a tank of fish planted (15 gallons) and it appears which a cap? came with it is not absolute sufficient for a plants. (15watts) Cos? we longed for to supplement a little one more lighting which we have fibbing around my residence though they arent done generally for a armoured column of fish. My tank? twenty-four "wide and Chamfer find caps which can house 2 or more lamps? fluorescent. we anacharis in my fish tank
Swag Hanging Lam
I have a tank of fish planted (15 gallons) and it appears which a cap? came with it is not absolute sufficient for a plants. (15watts) Cos? we longed for to supplement a little one more lighting which we have fibbing around my residence though they arent done generally for a armoured column of fish. My tank? twenty-four "wide and Chamfer find caps which can house 2 or more lamps? fluorescent. we anacharis in my fish tank
Swag Hanging Lam
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It depends on the plant, and i’ve bought some that do and some that don’t, but make sure you check with the salesperson at the pet store and ask which reuires very little light since the light `you have descriped is very little!!
why not get a better blub and try ebay
They grow better with lights in the yellow/red spectrum which also show of blues and red fish, normal lights tend to be in the blue end of the spectrum so not as good. However it does depend on the type of plants you want to grow and a good book would give you a clear indication of the variety’s suitable. Also you have to consider algal growth different spectrum’s would stimulate.
this site shows some lights which prop on the sides of the tank so as long as you’ve a cover on the fish tank these rest over the top.
I’ve tried these and halides which are better but expensive for what they are. Both work best, bulbs I’ve used generally are Grolux and Denerle for plants again whether you want to go into that much depth and expense.
AJ
thatfishplace.com sells double light hoods .You very seldom see double light hoods in pet shops. Most lights that come when you buy complete tank set up are not strong enough to grow many plants Howerever anachais does not requre real strong light.The deeper the tank the stronger the light you will need to grow substraight planted plants .Floating plants would requre less wattage since they are nearer to the light source.Remember many medications to cure sick fish will kill many types of plants
If Anacharis is the only plant in your tank, you really don’t need any more light… Anacharis can handle very low lights perfectly. Tanks that have plants that require very high lighting usually need about 3-4 watts. You have a plant that requires very little light, so 1 watt per gallon is fine. Any lamps are fine, but be careful, you don’t want a lamp that gives off too much heat, that will lead to fluctuating temperatures when it is turned off.
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