Success with low lighting?

**Jungle-mania** · 4th Jan 2006, 11:08

Anyone here got success with low lighting before? I am trying to use a low wattage (11W) for my 1 1/2 foot tank. which is about 1 foot deep, I doubt it will work with a deeper tank.

So far, my plants are holding up, but I am keeping my fingers crossed still, will see how in 2 weeks time if they are growing well in the tank. Will post a picture then.

**|squee|** · 4th Jan 2006, 11:12

Sure I've tried. Plants still grow, just at a slower rate so that means you have to find ways to keep things stable at this slow growing rate.

**Jungle-mania** · 4th Jan 2006, 16:45

ok, got it. Will monitor.

**XnSdVd** · 4th Jan 2006, 17:11

I did something similar with my 2ft. only had 15 watts of FL light and I didn't bother the change the tube for a year... never added ferts, no CO2.

**Green Baron** · 4th Jan 2006, 19:07

I have a 2x1x1 ft tank with mainly java ferns and crypts using 15W FL.
It is low maint and there is no algae problem at all.

**juggler** · 5th Jan 2006, 11:29

If the plants are low in light requirement, possible.

I have three 1ft low-tech cubes that run on 9W,10W and 11W. All have either mosses, ferns, Saggitaria subulata, Lilaeopsis brasiliensis, crypts...

**Jungle-mania** · 6th Jan 2006, 00:10

Yeap, so far haivng good stability with 11W, just check it. I have difformis, Becopa, nana petite, tenellus and sagittaria. Seem to be holding up pretty well.

**Jungle-mania** · 7th Jan 2006, 23:34

Here is the picture of my tank after 4 days. The back is an ad hoc of difformis, becopa, pennywort and some stem plant I forgot the name, has white veins on the leaf. In the front, I have nana petite, tenellus and alot of a plant that look like sagittaria, but smaller. Pls give me your opinion.