Nano tank! Lighting and other stuff! Help?!

[big_al01]

Alright I need some opinions and some info from people who have or are doing the same! I am starting a nano tank with some red cherry shrimp! I have a 1.5 gallon tetra cube but the led to me just didn't look great, so I bought a gooseneck lamp and i now have a 14 watt cfl on it! Is this too much light? I calculated and its like 9.3 wpg! I will be dosing flourish excel! Does this sound alright?

 

[Coursair]

Don't run the light more than 6 hours. It is a lot of light. You can try raising the light if needed to reduce PAR or get a diff wattage.


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[big_al01]

Alright will keep that in mind! Thanks!

 

[FishCr8zy]

Don't run the light more than 6 hours. It is a lot of light. You can try raising the light if needed to reduce PAR or get a diff wattage.


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+1 that is really high light. I would try and raise the light higher above the tank and keep it on between 5-6 hours. If you can set up a cheap paintball co2 system, that will help eliminate most algaes.

 

[azmodan]

What sort of plants will you be using? Floating plants like Amazon frogbit will help control algae.

 

[big_al01]

I have Italian val java moss microswords Sagittaria subulata and not sure what else