too Much Light? Please help

[FishManMoe]

The 2 blue acitic do nothing for your plants. First what kind of plants do you have a lot of plants need a lot of light and co2 to grow some just need a little bit of light.

Yah I got high light plants cause i have 260 watts Glossostigma elatinoides, Cabomba furcata, Myriophyllum tubercola, and some medium to light plants vallisneria spirallis, amazon sword, java fern and anubius nana. I think i need to switch the 2 blue for 2 6700k 65w PC bulbs or can i switch the 2 10ks and keep the blue?

 

[jpappy789]

That's a killer deal for that setup. If you run 2 of the lights you'd be looking at 130w, which is slightly over 1wpg which should be just about perfect for the plants you're talking about. At that level, you shouldn't need CO2 or ferts. You could also probably grow crypts and vals pretty well.

I don't know how well fancy goldfish take to planted tanks though. I've heard horror stories of goldies and plants...

LOL Jb you might want to check your math on that (2x65w = 130w/55g = 2.36 wpg).

Do any of you guys even have a planted tank? 130w of pc light over a 55g is a lot of light and you WILL NEED CO2 and fert's its over 2.3wpg. Trust me I tryed it when I first started planted all I got was bba dust spot so on and so of algae. If you really want algae buy the light your just seeing the price and saying that a sweet deal but its not worth the trouble.

I disagree that anyone NEEDS those at that lighting. I ran a 2 wpg setup without adding anything and I'm currently doing that with over 3 wpg. It's not working out to well atm but it's not the end of the world.

I would probably get a less expensive/less powered light fixture unless you plan on upgrading to a higher tech tank soon. It's money that could be spent elsewhere.

 

[illinidorry]

If you dont mind the fact that buying bulbs for that setup isnt cheap then buy it and only run two. Swap out the actinic for 6,700k bulbs for sure.

 

[mids1999]

If there is too much light you can do the following.

Put a translucent sheet of acrylic in a position where it is on top of the tank and under the light.

You can move the sheet back from under the light as needed allowing more light to get into the tank.

It is wasteful, but it controls the amount of light entering the tank.