Live plants during cycle?
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Mebbid
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Plants actually feed off of ammonia so yeah they will do just fine 
with stock t8 lighting you can grow low light plants. This will include anubias, java fern, ha a moss, and crypts. More powerful lighting will open up a ton of new options but will get expensive quick and can easily lead to a huge algae bloom.
with stock t8 lighting you can grow low light plants. This will include anubias, java fern, ha a moss, and crypts. More powerful lighting will open up a ton of new options but will get expensive quick and can easily lead to a huge algae bloom.I got a sword plant to root pretty nicely with the same striplight. It's kindof old though, may not be super powerful, I could always get another? Then what could I plant? No actually I think it's more like 17 watts, so like a little over 30 watts of fluorescent light on a 5.5 gallon. And whats the deal with LEDs?
Mebbid
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How many bulbs do you have over your tank and what size are they? What is your reflector like?
Watts / gallon is a fairly useless number nowadays. There are just too many different variables.
As for LEDs, you are going to have to be a little more specific about what you want to know about them. They each have a specific wattage that they run. Generally the 1w bulbs are useless for growing plants. 3w LEDs are the standard for planted tank lighting. Then there is the lens which will either focus the light from the standard 180 degrees that a bulb emits to 90 degrees all the way down to 40 degrees depending on the specific lens. This intensifies the light, giving more penetration, and requiring a higher number of bulbs for coverage.
Watts / gallon is a fairly useless number nowadays. There are just too many different variables.
As for LEDs, you are going to have to be a little more specific about what you want to know about them. They each have a specific wattage that they run. Generally the 1w bulbs are useless for growing plants. 3w LEDs are the standard for planted tank lighting. Then there is the lens which will either focus the light from the standard 180 degrees that a bulb emits to 90 degrees all the way down to 40 degrees depending on the specific lens. This intensifies the light, giving more penetration, and requiring a higher number of bulbs for coverage.
Mebbid
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You can grow "good" plants with any light. You just have to tailor your plant selection to match the light you currently have. Start out with a selection of plants from this list and then go from there.
Excellent List of Low Light Plants
Mebbid
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None. You neither want nor need a night light.
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