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	Looking For A Low Lying Plant
sodaaddict84 Enthusiast Posts: 255 Kudos: 108 Votes: 52 Registered: 02-Nov-2006	im looking for a low lying plant... what im looking for is some thing low lying that looks similar to grass some to almost the entire bottom. i want a carpet effect anyone know any specifics? i have a 29 gal, and im looking for low light setup click flash *click "whered he go???"
Posted 19-Nov-2006 10:51
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mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	If you let us know how many watts of fluorescent lighting you have we will be better able to help you. Something that would work in most setups is a carpet affect using java moss attached to rocks or driftwood. Some crypts can be small and if you are willing to pay enough for it, anubias nana petite would probably form a nice low carpet in a low light tank. It would be expensive and take a long time to fill in, but would probably look spectacular. Good luck Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 19-Nov-2006 16:36
sodaaddict84 Enthusiast Posts: 255 Kudos: 108 Votes: 52 Registered: 02-Nov-2006	i have a 29 gal with the 17w hood light, but my girlfriend broke the hood so i just have to lamp over the top, im goin to add another 17w single strip behind the current one... im doin this to keep it cheep for now then when i get my bigger tank ill move up to better lighting click flash *click "whered he go???"
Posted 19-Nov-2006 19:53
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	If the lamp is incandescent then don't bother trying to grow plants. It's not the right spectrum of light. Maybe you can get a screw in power compact bulb that is around 6500K. Try if you can to get the light up to about 30ish watts of flourescent or almost all plants won't be happy, including most low light species. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 20-Nov-2006 01:31
sodaaddict84 Enthusiast Posts: 255 Kudos: 108 Votes: 52 Registered: 02-Nov-2006	hey matty, i currently have 17w flourecent light, and ill be adding another soon probably in 17-20w range i want to do the dual spectrum setup... the blue for the dawn and dusk affect, plus the daytime spectrum. for a total of 34-37w click flash *click "whered he go???"
Posted 20-Nov-2006 03:52
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	Hey soda, Don't bother with the blue light, two full spectrum 6500K bulbs will benefit your plants more than a dawn dusk cycle. At 1wpg you can leave both bulbs on full time 8-12 hrs a day without problem. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 20-Nov-2006 04:38
sodaaddict84 Enthusiast Posts: 255 Kudos: 108 Votes: 52 Registered: 02-Nov-2006	ok that sounds good, i was thinking about putting one of those lunar lights for night time, just for asthetics. would there be any benefit or any negative drawbacks? click flash *click "whered he go???"
Posted 23-Nov-2006 02:42
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	sodaaddict84, No, there wouldn't be any side effects at all. I have blue LEDs on one of my tanks and it is as good/bad as the other tanks are. What I would recommend though is to put these LEDs on a timer so they are on only for a limited time (why use them all night anyway), I have mine on for 1h after the main light turns off. Also, I heard from a few people that they switched to white LEDs as they find it more natural, closer to "real" moon light. Ingo Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 23-Nov-2006 12:28
sodaaddict84 Enthusiast Posts: 255 Kudos: 108 Votes: 52 Registered: 02-Nov-2006	ok i think im going with the led's so that way were not looking at a dark tank after the main lights go out... i just want something that will give it a neat look while we are still awake click flash *click "whered he go???"
Posted 24-Nov-2006 07:16


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