Flourish Excel
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A combo of t-5 and cfl.
This is a pic when I was doing the most with it.I kept it this way for about a year.
This is a pic when I was doing the most with it.I kept it this way for about a year.
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I run a 5wpg tank with ferts but no CO2 or Excel. I have only minimal algae on the glass and good plant growth. I don't know for sure why this tank works so well for me because I have plenty of problems in other tanks. I think it's a combo of of the type of plants (easy, fast-growing stem plants), the red flint substrate with no gravel siphoning and the strong lighting.
I still insist that algae free, high light tanks, with no added carbon (co2 or excel) are the exception.
I welcome anybody to try it, cause if it works w/o co2, great, but 99% of the time if you run a high light tank with no co2, you'll have algae issues. I'm not contesting y'alls success, but rather not wanting to falsely encourage other people.
I don't think we're trying to offer false encouragement. I just think people should experiment and try to find something that works for them. Figuring something out on your own without following a rule book is fun. 
I don't think we're trying to offer false encouragement. I just think people should experiment and try to find something that works for them. Figuring something out on your own without following a rule book is fun.
If there's a rule book for planted tanks, I'd love to get a copy.
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I agree. (I am still experimenting with fertilizer constituents' concentrations and fertilization protocols.)
I consider 3wpg to be medium light and 5wpg to be high light.
Do you concur?
TR
