Lighting

[dstephen]

I have a 37 gallon tall that is almost 23 inches tall. I have the Fluval Eco Bright LED lights. My concern is I have plants like Rotala indica that I recently got. Do I have enough light for plants like that, that need high light?

 

[Bert2oo1]

I have a 37 gallon tall that is almost 23 inches tall. I have the Fluval Eco Bright LED lights. My concern is I have plants like Rotala indica that I recently got. Do I have enough light for plants like that, that need high light?

Can't find any par ratings for your fixture? Anyway it might be ok. U should only need 35+ par at substrate. Aslong as the ferts etc are good u should be fine. Do u have co2?

 

[dstephen]

No. I've never really looked into it? What about liquid co2?

 

[bazook]

I just bought some api liquid co2 and was wondering if it was effective for flora/harmful to fauna as well.

 

[Bert2oo1]

Yea look it's better than nothing but majority high light plants will want pressurised.
High lighting and lack of co2 = algae

Liquid co2 is not harmful to fish unless over dosed. It is harmful to some shrimp I think? Plants love it!

 

[dstephen]

Is pressurized co2 pretty expensive? I'm sorry that's the one thing I haven't done a lot of research on.

 

[Bert2oo1]

Is pressurized co2 pretty expensive? I'm sorry that's the one thing I haven't done a lot of research on.

Initial set up can be. Check on eBay or Amazon for the price of a small cyclinder (2.6kg or 5lb) and an aquatek regulator, co2 tubing, diffuser (inline is best if u use canister filters) a co2 drop checker and a bubble counter.

I suggest doing abit of research on co2 if going down this route. U MUST maintain 25-30 ppm of co2 for the duration of your lighting period.

Tank refills are cheap and a tank will last u about 4-5 months

 

[Funken_A]

Is pressurized co2 pretty expensive? I'm sorry that's the one thing I haven't done a lot of research on.

your going to plunk down close to $300 for regulator with gauges, solenoid, tank, metering valves, bubble counter and diffuser/reactor


but if you want that high tech tank its necessary...

 

[DutchMuch]

No. I've never really looked into it? What about liquid co2?

Liquid Co2 isn't really liquid co2 its glud.

 

[flchamp89]

I think you can grow it fine without co2. But its always a plus.