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[corykid]

Hey guys

After havin amazing success with my 15g planted i wanna put plants from my 15g (which has become WAYYY over grown)in my 55g ...... but i do not think that my lights will be enough....they are 2-17W fluorescent lights in the hood......i really do not think the this is goin to be enough for a 55g tank.....do ya'll think they could grow??? i am totally fine if they do not grow fast BECAUSE i can just grow the plants really fast in my 15g before i put them in my 55g, i just want them to survive thats all! lol

I will be adding liquid plant food and flourish gravel tabs...but NO flourish excel because i have no money right now and need to save it for my 15g

THANKS

 

[RISK2123]

well java moss would probably grow very slowly but thats about the only thing. you may just want to keep them in the 15 until you get better lighting.

 

[Aussie_hippie_2]

I agree, you'd be working with around .7wpg. That's nothing.

 

[Hound]

Well, unless the java moss was in the upper half of the aquarium I'd question it surviving myself. If your wanting plants in your 55g you should probably look into having a 4' twin tube flourescent fixture of some kind. Either t-12 or t-8 lighting should do for most low to some mid light plants. That being said with money being a limiting factor here I'd probably not put plants in the 55g at this time.

 

[Ulan]

If you have a versa-top, you might put one of those $7.50 shop lights from Walmart on top of the aquarium.

 

[beviking]

What kind of plants are they? The shop light idea is a good one! If the plants are extra anyway, throw 'em in for a week, if they look like they're dying, put 'em back in the 15.

 

[epicfish]

Er, with that kind of lighting and a relatively deep tank, I wouldn't be so hopeful about the plants growing well. You can try it though, if you have extra plants...