Lighting and a ten gallon tank
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im guessing you would be using the 20" one. Im no expert, but i heart that the whole wpg ratio doesnt apply to small aquariums. It might be a little overkill, but i am not an expert on lighting for small tanks. i have a 27 watt light over my ten gallon and there doesnt seem to be alot of algae in the tank.
Guess I should have specified. Yes it wil be the 20" that will be 40 watts. I would keep it to stem plants and maybe some carpeting plants if possible. I think if it will work I will keep this one fish free, just plants.
i would think co2 and ferts would be real important. 10,000k and 12,000k actinic wouldn't be my first choice either. as for algae that will depend on if you meet the other demands of the plants too. without fish i'm assuming you'll be dosing extra n and p also to meet the demand.
Dosing will be done to keep the plants in line, if I decide to go fishless, also the actinic wil be changed out for either 6700 or 10,000.
I dont see a 20" light for the link posted. Just 12, 24 and 36 inches...???
To be quite honest...you'll see algae eventually. There are no magic numbers to a planted tank as there are just too many variables. I don't think you are setting yourself up for an uncontrollable outbreak but be prepared to deal with some in the future. It'll just take some adjusting to see what works.
To be quite honest...you'll see algae eventually. There are no magic numbers to a planted tank as there are just too many variables. I don't think you are setting yourself up for an uncontrollable outbreak but be prepared to deal with some in the future. It'll just take some adjusting to see what works.