BCarl's 26 gallon Bf Build

[pittbully13]

Happens to me too. Guessing it's a lighting issue.

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[bcarl_10gal]

Its definitely not the lack of light... Could be spectrum but i doubt it.


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[bcarl_10gal]

Stunting has returned. The plants in the 5 gallon hex are not melting so I think its safe to rule out the water. I am going to try to rule out light by lowering the BML to 10% and run the satellite plus.

 

[bcarl_10gal]

What is going on here.....?? Healthy S.Repens and AR mini???

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[tiger terror]

What's the dill bill? Changed something?

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[bcarl_10gal]

Remember the red solo cup experiment, it was a good thought but had some flaws. This is a more realistic version of that. I used the 5 gallon hex, with the florescent light, my old aquaclear filter and a DIY co2 system. Just wait till the second part of the experiment....


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[bcarl_10gal]

Quick little update. The 26 gallon is pretty much the same, I have lowered the lighting a little bit, not much change though. As for my little tank, the AR mini looks really good, I have about 4 stems of S repens that look pretty normal. One of the old stems had some good new growth then melted, so I trimmed it and replanted it so see if it would help and it kept melting. As long as the other 4 stems continue to look the way they do experiment part 2 will commence early next week. The R. Macandra and ludwigia I threw in there look fine just losing color from the low light.

 

[Sk3lly]

Im confused?!?

So they are growing better now under lower lighting?


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[bcarl_10gal]

I have 3 or 4 stems that are growing well. One keeps melting though..


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[Sk3lly]

In what conditions? Same as before or are they altered?


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[bcarl_10gal]

This is in the same tub of aquasoil with 100% RODI water a, aquaclear filter, a fluorescent light and some DIY co2.


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[Sk3lly]

I bet its the change in light making the difference


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[bcarl_10gal]

Thats hopefully what we are going to figure out in part 2. Key word is hopefully!


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[bcarl_10gal]

Did someone say strap a jet engine to a go kart? The BML is dimmed to 50% to be the rough equivalent of the strength at 100% in the 26 gal. *I in no way endorse this much light on anyone's tank* I have no livestock in this tank and am pushing plenty of co2. For all the believers that algae is caused by a nutrient imbalance you will be interested *if* we make it to part 3.

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[Fresh2o]

The only thing missing in that setup are sunglasses. Looking forward to the updates.


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[bcarl_10gal]

It lights up the entire room, might need to wear some sunglasses inside.

 

[bcarl_10gal]

So far so good! If its the light, past history says it should melt anytime now.

 

[tiger terror]

What're you thinking? That it has something to do with the spectrum your light is producing?


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[Fishperson]

Wrong quote lol

 

[tiger terror]

Wrong quote lol

Don't know where that came from fish...haha

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