seachem flourish with liquid c02 and low lighting?

[piao liang yu]

So to clarify, I am now using sechem flourish comprehensive I am going with twice a week or every three or four days. And I have API c02 booster that I will add daily. Given that and my plants are low light plants such as anubias, java ferns, java moss and elodea should I see some positive responses in the coming weeks? Or am I still going to have problems due to my lighting?

I have two hooded lights that show to be 17 watts each. Each hood has the following information 120 vac, 60 hz, 17w. Given all of that do I have enough light with the flourish comprehensive and liquid c02 to grow these low light low tech plants? i reiterate, I only started dosing with these liquids the last couple of days. If I am going to see results when should I expect it?

And is the eight hours a day rule of thumb what I need to shoot for in running the lights? Or since they are low light should they be ran longer?

 

[meegosh]

The plants you listed are some pretty notoriously slow growers. I bet if you had some stems in there you would notice a slight change. Lighting, ferts, and CO2 dosing all become a bit of a juggling act.

What size is your tank? You are running the lights 8 hours/day currently?

 

[piao liang yu]

The plants you listed are some pretty notoriously slow growers. I bet if you had some stems in there you would notice a slight change. Lighting, ferts, and CO2 dosing all become a bit of a juggling act.

What size is your tank? You are running the lights 8 hours/day currently?

My tank is a 60 gallon. 48' long and two feet deep top to bottom. 13' front to back. I run the lights anywhere from 8 to 10 hours a day. Should I do more or keep it right at 8? I plan to upgrade the lighting, but it is not an option at the moment.

 

[mfdrookie516]

Longer duration doesn't make up for lower intensity. If I were you, I'd go to walmart and pick up a 4' shop light with two 'soft white' bulbs (less than $20 total). I had decent luck with that setup on a 55g with lower light plants, even growing baby tears for a bit until I sold it.