Bubble Bar?

[sigmatauntaylor]

Question:

Would my bubble bar be in any way detrimental to the bulbs I bought and put into my tank? I know the bulbs are hit and miss (Wal Mart), and I only have 2 15 watt bulbs going (screw in "plant helpers" from Wal Mart) but I want to know if I can expect any kind of success.

The bulbs are dwarf lilly's and Apontengen hybrids.

Thanks!

 

[OldVamp]

It shouldn't, the only way it could affect them is if they are really close to it when they sprout and the bubbles could unroot the bulbs and let them float away. The bubbles on the surface will push the pads and blooms in the diretion of the flow but i don't think it will hurt them. I usually dont leave the pads and blooms to grow, i pinch them off so it will sprout more underwater leaves.

 

[OldVamp]

here are some pictures of what mine look like.
biggest dwarf lilly

 

[OldVamp]

small dwarf lillies

 

[OldVamp]

i think this one is Apontengen, i have a hard time telling the difference, longer stems on the leaves of the lilly? Never seen this one bloom or have pads either.

 

[OldVamp]

here's one i let go in my sisters betta tank, notice the sparcity of lower leaves.

 

[OldVamp]

here are the pads and a wilted bloom, it got too close to the light.

 

[sigmatauntaylor]

Nice pics and thanks for the reply!

 

[Aquarius0015]

It might release some CO2, but dosing with Flourish Excel would fix that. Not sure if the CO2 loss would even be drastic enough to warrant Excel dosing, it depends how serious you are about your plants.

 

[sigmatauntaylor]

It's about a 5-inch bar running off a pump that was designated 10-20 I am going to invest in flourish excel anyways just to see if it helps thanks.