I have Java Ferns, Pennywort, ludwigea, wisteria, , water sprite, an ozelot sword, and a little bit of java moss.
all of these plants are doing much better than i ever thought they would considering i use no fertilizer of any sort, they are rooted in regular aquarium gravel, and according to i have read, seemingly really low lighting. They are all noticeably growing at a pretty steady pace.
THe wisteria in particular is growing like mad! ive propogated both the wisteria and ludwigia a couple times each now.
they are in a heavily stocked 35 gallon tank, 18 inches deep, and with only a single 15 watt 18" aqua-glo flourescent @18000K. the tank is 36 inches long, so the outer edges of the tank get even less light. oh... and i leave the light on for typically 12 hours a day. No, i do not have algae problems, in fact when i first received these plants they were covered in long hair green algae but my fish have eliminated all of that since i put them in this tank less than 2 weeks ago.
im supposed to have at least 3 watts per gallon right? but if im getting such good plant growth should i even bother increasing the lighting?
I will be getting a glass lid for this tank soon. I also have a floor lamp that uses five 60w incandescent Chandelier bulbs and i COULD move that next to the tank and point the light into the tank from above. these lights would end up being roughly a foot above the water. Im on a budget so buying a new light fixture is not an immediate possibility but could adding this floor lamp help/hurt? can/should i even combine flourescent and incandescent?
What do you guys think?
oh, in this tank i have
5 platys
2 Kribensis
6 harlequin rasboras
6 zebra danios
2 gouramis
1 yoyo loach
and 1 albino Cory
the first picture is 11 days newer than the second one. and although they are not quality pics (camera on my phone) and some of the pennywort was moved, you can still see some noticeable growth difference.
all of these plants are doing much better than i ever thought they would considering i use no fertilizer of any sort, they are rooted in regular aquarium gravel, and according to i have read, seemingly really low lighting. They are all noticeably growing at a pretty steady pace.
THe wisteria in particular is growing like mad! ive propogated both the wisteria and ludwigia a couple times each now.
they are in a heavily stocked 35 gallon tank, 18 inches deep, and with only a single 15 watt 18" aqua-glo flourescent @18000K. the tank is 36 inches long, so the outer edges of the tank get even less light. oh... and i leave the light on for typically 12 hours a day. No, i do not have algae problems, in fact when i first received these plants they were covered in long hair green algae but my fish have eliminated all of that since i put them in this tank less than 2 weeks ago.
im supposed to have at least 3 watts per gallon right? but if im getting such good plant growth should i even bother increasing the lighting?
I will be getting a glass lid for this tank soon. I also have a floor lamp that uses five 60w incandescent Chandelier bulbs and i COULD move that next to the tank and point the light into the tank from above. these lights would end up being roughly a foot above the water. Im on a budget so buying a new light fixture is not an immediate possibility but could adding this floor lamp help/hurt? can/should i even combine flourescent and incandescent?
What do you guys think?
oh, in this tank i have
5 platys
2 Kribensis
6 harlequin rasboras
6 zebra danios
2 gouramis
1 yoyo loach
and 1 albino Cory
the first picture is 11 days newer than the second one. and although they are not quality pics (camera on my phone) and some of the pennywort was moved, you can still see some noticeable growth difference.