If I get 4-5 watts per gallon in a shallow (12" high) aquarium, will that be too much light for some plants as a Java Fern or Underwater Banana plant? If so how many watts per gallon will these plants tollerate?
Too much light?
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Yes, this will definitely be too much light for a lot of plants. There are still a lot of species that will thrive and will display unique and exotic colorings under this amount of light. Try red, yellow, and orange plants. Dont have the species names atm sorry
If you are going to keep that much light you will need CO2 and nutrients or algae will own you. Java Fern will do fine with that much light but it is classified as a low light plant. With 4-5 w/g light you have a world of options as far as plants go.
Bob
Bob
Just my Opinion
If you don't learn about balancing your aquarium with nutrients for the plants you are most likely in for a nightmare. You are looking at a lot of light for that high a tank. Algae will rule.......
Tell us more about the tank....size, gallons, fish, plants etc. Do you know anything about your kH, pH,nitrates? Give us something to work with.
Len
If you don't learn about balancing your aquarium with nutrients for the plants you are most likely in for a nightmare. You are looking at a lot of light for that high a tank. Algae will rule.......
Tell us more about the tank....size, gallons, fish, plants etc. Do you know anything about your kH, pH,nitrates? Give us something to work with.
Len
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It's Gods way of punishing you for going around and hijacking other people's threads
GobyGuy5 start out with less light... about 2w/gallon or less since you have a shallow tank. Plant some plants and get them growing. Add more light and maybe CO2. You have to take this in a natural progression... kinda ease into it a bit. Going straight for 5w/gallon and you are going to have a swamp, not a fish tank.
It's Gods way of punishing you for going around and hijacking other people's threads
GobyGuy5 start out with less light... about 2w/gallon or less since you have a shallow tank. Plant some plants and get them growing. Add more light and maybe CO2. You have to take this in a natural progression... kinda ease into it a bit. Going straight for 5w/gallon and you are going to have a swamp, not a fish tank.