Lighting Watts/Gallon

anonapersona said:
Try PetSupplyLiquidators if you go that route.
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Any chance of a link ? it looks like it should be (or was) petsupplyliquidators.com, but it looks like that link's dead now.


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OK, I'm bored at work... can anyone confirm this is the place ??

http://www.petsupplyliquidator.com/index.html
 
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that's them

I like the Solar lights, but the aluminum lighthouse seems nice also.
 
Captain Hook said:
Just to let you know that it's not really necessary to cycle a heavily planted tank. The biofilter you are working to establish will actually compete with the plants. The biological filtration converts ammonia and nitrites into nitrates, but the plants use ammonia for growth (nutrients, basically plant food).
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So would that mean that if I heavily plant my 10 gallon aquarium I can go ahead and start stocking up the aquarium without having to worry about cycling?
 
deeplove said:
So would that mean that if I heavily plant my 10 gallon aquarium I can go ahead and start stocking up the aquarium without having to worry about cycling?
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True, but make sure the plants are healthy and growing before adding fish. If the plants aren't growing, they won't consume the ammonia and nitrates. If they are dying and begin to rot, they'll add more pollutant to the tank.
 
As a partial threadjacking, and because I'm actually interested in the answer,

If I would like to go as high-light with my plants as possible, and assuming I'll be OK with fertilization and CO2, what is the maximum possible light I would need for the tank, or how much would be considered too much for a normal 20 gallon tall.

I'd be interested in seeing links to specific light fixtures, I'm looking to keep costs down, but not to restrict myself.. if that makes any sense..


thanks,

G.
 
I have over a little over 5wpg in PC lighting in my 50g tank, so if there's a limit to how much light you can have its higher than that, though I don't see a reason to exceed 5wpg. You have to worry about heat with higher lighting though, mine's an open top setup.

www.ahsupply.com, I've heard good things about them.
 
phanmc said:
True, but make sure the plants are healthy and growing before adding fish. If the plants aren't growing, they won't consume the ammonia and nitrates. If they are dying and begin to rot, they'll add more pollutant to the tank.
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Cool.

So for a 10G heavily planted tank, what would be the required amount of wattage per gallon? I'm basically going with Java Moss, Java fern and Anubias Nanas. But I also wanted to get some plants that look grass. I think they're called micro swords or something, to carpet the substrate.

I'm such a NEWB.
 
deeplove said:
Cool.

So for a 10G heavily planted tank, what would be the required amount of wattage per gallon? I'm basically going with Java Moss, Java fern and Anubias Nanas. But I also wanted to get some plants that look grass. I think they're called micro swords or something, to carpet the substrate.
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Echinodorus tenellus – pygmy chain sword? It requires a bit more light than the other plants you listed. There are a few echinodorus plants that do well in low light, but they are generally taller varieties. The chain sword might still grow (I’m trying it out in my low light tank, just got some 3 weeks ago) in lower light but it won’t be as thick (carpet-like) from what I read.
 
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