100w
- Thread starter sharpie
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Hi
Hi do not use that much light because if you do you are going to be in to your worst night mare of your life.
Reasons
You will never be able to does the right amount of ferts for that tank.
Algae will be what you are growing and not plants.
You will not not be able to get enough Co2 and if you did it would mean death for your fish,snail,shrimp.
And if you even managed to get this tank balanced and keep it balanced ( WHICH YOU WON'T). You would have to trim your plants at the VERY LEAST every other day.
This idea for a tank is a disaster waiting to happen.
Use a 20 watt bulb it will put you at high light with out all the problems.
Hi do not use that much light because if you do you are going to be in to your worst night mare of your life.
Reasons
You will never be able to does the right amount of ferts for that tank.
Algae will be what you are growing and not plants.
You will not not be able to get enough Co2 and if you did it would mean death for your fish,snail,shrimp.
And if you even managed to get this tank balanced and keep it balanced ( WHICH YOU WON'T). You would have to trim your plants at the VERY LEAST every other day.
This idea for a tank is a disaster waiting to happen.
Use a 20 watt bulb it will put you at high light with out all the problems.
The most important point is that that 100 W bulb will most probably burn a sizable hole into the hood. Or heat the water, if you don't have a hood. There are specialized energy saving bulbs for plant growth available; perhaps, you should try those. And use a much smaller one for that small tank.
screw in for 5g: Coralife 10W self balasted PC. Plenty of light, very little heat, decent for low light plants (see my sig tank for example).
That's what I use in my 10G for low-light plants. Two of those screw-in daylight 6500K 13W spiral bulbs from wal-mart. Never had any problems with them.