I have three light fixtures on my 55 gallon two are 24in and the 3rd is a 36in light fixture in two of the fixtures I have a 10 k coralife bulb and one 50/50 I believe all together it is 60 watts is that enough carpet dbt(dwarf baby tears) and also is co2 essential in a planted tank I use root tabs for my plants idk if that is enough
is coralife good enough for dwarf baby tears?
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Mebbid
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At 60 watts they would be t5 normal output bupbs at most. At that point, they arent powerful enough to carpet that particular plant. I would say at most you have very low end medium light and even then thats pushing it. So you shouldnt need co2 either for your tank.
Brian_Nano12g
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Not enough light. The 50/50 bulb is not an ideal spectrum for a planted tank either. And, IMO, if you add more light, you should run pressurized co2 or dose heavy with a liquid carbon consistently. I've only had great success with carpeting dwarf baby tears in my moderate-high lit tank with co2. It also needs a comprehensive fertilizer regimen like PPS-Pro or the EI method. It's not an easy plant. It's not hard either once you do your homework though, and give it all three of those needs: 30+ PAR of light, co2, and fertilizers (root tabs won't suffice).
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