First post on this forum long time member of MFK. I have a 210 gal standard measurements and after initial set up I decided to lightly plant with java fern and java moss. My marine land led's do not seem to be enough. Last night I purchased a zoo med 48" t5 ho set up. I don't want to add co2 or ferts and I also have an algae scrubber in the 75 gallon sump. All plants are attached to wood about 15" from surface. What light bulbs would anyone recommend, 6700k-10000k? Also this fixture allows to run one bulb at a time if needed. Lastly how long would I need to run this fixture a day?
To much light?
- Thread starter kmill
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i personally like to run one of each 6500k and 10000k. i would run the t5 fixture above the plants 8-10 hours a day.
no not really. i would use what i said as a place to jump off from and go from there. not everyone wants a tank full of plants some only want a few here and there. nothing wrong with that.
I agree with the 8-10 hours a day. Get a timer, worth every penny. Also if you wanna fight algae I would suggest dosing excel, although with that size of a tank I do not know how cost effective that would be....jealous of your 210 that is almost 4 times the size of my "big" tank lol
if you set the tank up right and have it stable there shouldnt be algae. excel would cost a good amount and if they only want low light easy plants it seems like a waste personally.
Yeah i agree with mgamer with that amount of lighting and low light plants you should be fine without fertz.
Thanks for the help, I went and got one each of the 6500k and 10000k. I did buy a timer and I set it for lights on at 11 am off at 6 pm. Then my led's come on for about another 4 hours. The algae scrubber in the sump has controlled the algae in the tank there is none, I'm wondering if it will take to much nutrients from the plants. Time will tell.
yeah anubis will work really well and pretty much any moss you find will do great in your tank with the lights you have.
