Tam
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Rex-
As your article and my local fish store guy suggested I put 4 X 96 watt bulbs over my new 140 gallon tank (2.6 watts/gallon) and put in some rocks and plants. The algae growth was unbelievable and actually covered all my plants and rocks and killed all of the hygrophilia. I have since turned off 2 of the lights for the 10 hour light cycle (only 192 watts/140 gal = 1.3 watts per gallon). Is this going to be too little. Will my plants die? If I turn the lights back up how can I keep the algae from going nuts?
Thanks for your help.
As your article and my local fish store guy suggested I put 4 X 96 watt bulbs over my new 140 gallon tank (2.6 watts/gallon) and put in some rocks and plants. The algae growth was unbelievable and actually covered all my plants and rocks and killed all of the hygrophilia. I have since turned off 2 of the lights for the 10 hour light cycle (only 192 watts/140 gal = 1.3 watts per gallon). Is this going to be too little. Will my plants die? If I turn the lights back up how can I keep the algae from going nuts?
Thanks for your help.