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Thread: How do i know i the amount of CO2 and lighting is right?

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    How do i know i the amount of CO2 and lighting is right?

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    Hi All,

    Been running my tank for a week now and seem like some plants are doing ok and some are growing quite well. My question is how do i know that my tank is getting the optimum level of CO2 and Lighting? Thanks!

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    from the plan and algae growth

    You can use equipment to measure CO2 lever, recomended level is around 30ppm. Light on the other hand is abit tricky, because it is depend on the plants. Some plant need high light where others don't.
    -Robert
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    newbie question...
    what is p...... per minutes? how to measure?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimsuy View Post
    newbie question...
    what is p...... per minutes? how to measure?

    parts per million... you need a drop checker to get this reading if i am not wrong... (Wikipedia can explain more about this ppm thingy)

    thanks Shadow... but i see some plants clumped up for a certain period of time when lights are on... what does this mean?

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    okies... tanx...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flowerhfanatic View Post
    thanks Shadow... but i see some plants clumped up for a certain period of time when lights are on... what does this mean?
    normal, some species like rotala, will do that. It will opened up during day time.
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