Second hand tank
240l
will be using pressurized co2
root tabs and dosing
The light unit came with 2 x sylvania gro-lux 38w t8 bulbs, I can not find much reliable information on these to know what kelvin they are. They produce a pink tint and are decently bright.
The woman I bought the tank from said she was having real bad algae problems, and this was evident from the 3 month old dried algae attatched to much of the decor the tank came with. Not sure if this was gro lux tubes she had been using or something else that had caused her that problem.
I will be growing easy to medium light plants, java fern, vallis, swords, rotala, star grass, dwarf sag
I have been looking at the numerous t5 upgrade techniques, including the one where you buy the t5 kit and screw it into the arcadia reflectors along with the t8's, so you would have 2 x t5's and 2 x t8's running.
To be honest I think im best to try get the best t8's I can and maybe add the t5's in the future if I need them.
I need some tubes that will be good for plant growth, not look horrible or dim and not be so high rating that I start getting algae problems.
Some people are saying 6500 kelvin is ideal and others say 4000 is better in regards to no algae, I just do not want to buy 2 new tubes only to discover the tank looks horrible or that cause me algae issues.
I want my plants to look green and my fish to look nice at the same time. Maybe a mix of 2 different t8's would be what I need.
Being somewhat new to the planted side of fish keeping and the sheer amount of different tubes on the market Im really lost as to what to go with.
I was looking at the fluval glo range of lights, some of them have 18k kelvin ratings....... others are down at 3000........
My head is quite literally pickled just trying to understand what would be best.
240l
will be using pressurized co2
root tabs and dosing
The light unit came with 2 x sylvania gro-lux 38w t8 bulbs, I can not find much reliable information on these to know what kelvin they are. They produce a pink tint and are decently bright.
The woman I bought the tank from said she was having real bad algae problems, and this was evident from the 3 month old dried algae attatched to much of the decor the tank came with. Not sure if this was gro lux tubes she had been using or something else that had caused her that problem.
I will be growing easy to medium light plants, java fern, vallis, swords, rotala, star grass, dwarf sag
I have been looking at the numerous t5 upgrade techniques, including the one where you buy the t5 kit and screw it into the arcadia reflectors along with the t8's, so you would have 2 x t5's and 2 x t8's running.
To be honest I think im best to try get the best t8's I can and maybe add the t5's in the future if I need them.
I need some tubes that will be good for plant growth, not look horrible or dim and not be so high rating that I start getting algae problems.
Some people are saying 6500 kelvin is ideal and others say 4000 is better in regards to no algae, I just do not want to buy 2 new tubes only to discover the tank looks horrible or that cause me algae issues.
I want my plants to look green and my fish to look nice at the same time. Maybe a mix of 2 different t8's would be what I need.
Being somewhat new to the planted side of fish keeping and the sheer amount of different tubes on the market Im really lost as to what to go with.
I was looking at the fluval glo range of lights, some of them have 18k kelvin ratings....... others are down at 3000........
My head is quite literally pickled just trying to understand what would be best.
