Reply With QuoteYou mean what type of light wattage you need is it? It really depends on wat plant you want to plant. Hc and hair grass will need more watt lighting. I suppose average 36w or 55w would be reasonable.
My tank is 60 x 30 x 30 (cm)
thinking of growing plant in it...
so what type of lamp for growing water plant to buy?
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You mean what type of light wattage you need is it? It really depends on wat plant you want to plant. Hc and hair grass will need more watt lighting. I suppose average 36w or 55w would be reasonable.
Just get a 55W PL lamp... you'll be able to grow most common plants with it. my previous setup was similar to yours (60x30x36) and i used a 55W PL to great effect.
choose your plants wisely and you'll surely be happy with the results!
p.s. here's a few tips"
java ferns
java moss (now renamed singapore moss)
anubias barteri
most crypts
vallisneria
echinodorus tenellus
hairgrass
and the list goes on...
Yecch!
How about 2x24W T5 HO? If you need high light switch on both, if you need medium/low light, switch on one.
2x24W lamp sets sometimes come with only one switch? so you have to add another switch on your own, or remove one tube from the fixture?
Yecch!
You should be able to find those with 2 switches, I have the Aquazonic brand with 2 switches.
where to get such lamp? how is the cost?Originally Posted by pustefix8965
i using 1 PL and FL now...but lamp don seem to be growing...
are you planning to inject CO2 and dose fertilizer?
i am putting seacheam excel and some liquid fertilizer....currently using 1 PL (55W) & 1 FL (I guess....wit 1 label with aquarium plant 10000k tube...)
my tank is 60x30x30...
is tat enough light for the plant to grow...?
My plant neither seem to be growing nor dieing le...
any missing link??? haha let my interest rekindle bah...
55W is enought not too much not too little. how about fertilizer. Your light wattage is consider high if you don't dose enough excel/CO2 and fert, the plant will stun
how about substrate, what kind of substrate did you use? what plant you curently have? and most important how old is your setup? plant will take sometime before it start growing.
C328 has aquazonic 2 x 24w for sale. About $45
You live in BB so you have option to go C328 or you can goto Yishun to visit Aqua Trading. Once you come out of the underground pass, just walk towards the main road, then follow the shops along the main road, turn left as the shops turn, after passing a few coffee shops, you will see this overhead cover on the right hand park. follow it and you will see Aqua Trading which covers a space something like coffee shop. If not, just look for Yishun HDB, it just below it.
It's big, you will have more choice but the location isn't quite friendly.
60cm. I think FL is good enough, if PL cannot find, go for T5 instead. The shopkeepers can provide more information whilst they have others lightings on display.
Thk pal, will go C328 instead
Thk pal...the tube they provided is it for water plant use? or just normal tubes?
Shd be the 12000k tubes if i'm not wrong. if it doesnt come with 6500k or 8000k tubes (preferred colour temp for plants) you can try to uptrade the stock tubes for new plant tubes, maybe add $5-$10 per tube.
my 4x24W aquazonic came with 12000k tubes but i've been using them without problems in my tank.
Yecch!
ya is 12000k type...bought it at NA.....c/w 4 tubes type....let c the plant will grow better or not...
noticed few bubbles appear...gd sign haha
as for the tube i didnt change...maybe after 6months later.
hi, i wanted to get a pink tube but apparently market seem no stock, anyone know where else might have? is it ok to on one sunlight and one pink light at the same time, my fish tank got many fishes and some green plant that's all
Normal lighting brings out the best in fishes imho.
If you have a whole farm of pearling effect, make sure you keep your watch constant for any signs of the fishes keep surfacing for air. That is a telltale sign for you to do your adjustments.
Having a bubble counter does help but as tank varies in size and water capacity (height), how much bubble per second is still quite an art. Standard web caculator ususally gives you a safe guide there.
Of course if you turn your CO2 tank at full blast, I am sure you will get a lot of pearling effectjust kidding....lol.
i would love the scene of whole farm of pearling effect hahaIf you have a whole farm of pearling effect, make sure you keep your watch constant for any signs of the fishes keep surfacing for air. That is a telltale sign for you to do your adjustments.
Having a bubble counter does help but as tank varies in size and water capacity (height), how much bubble per second is still quite an art. Standard web caculator ususally gives you a safe guide there.
Of course if you turn your CO2 tank at full blast, I am sure you will get a lot of pearling effect
tat y installing 2nd bottle of DIY co2 ......waiting to see the effect....
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