Re: Help with Rock placement
Cheersa DevUK. The light tube and end cap measures 27cm in total, the reflector is from hagen T5 GLO range. I had to cut it down using scissors but its quite easily done just watch those fingers!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge on leggy HC, very interesting!
Thanks Dan and Martin, who would have thought you could have so much fun with 3 rocks and a few beers
DevUK said:Looks great! Could you possibly confirm a few things for me? How long is the tube + end cap in total? Also, what reflector are you using? Looks along the lines of an arcadia 15w or similar?
Cheersa DevUK. The light tube and end cap measures 27cm in total, the reflector is from hagen T5 GLO range. I had to cut it down using scissors but its quite easily done just watch those fingers!
The stand isnt a perfect fist Sam but I figured with only 20 litres I should be OK (fingers crossed huh) The stand is actually an aquaone 320 stand (round the wrong way) so theres an opening at the back to house the gas bottle.Themuleous said:New light looks good. The stand was a find, but it does seem to be slightly shorter than the tank? Or has the tank got its own base for support?
Thanks Ceg, The lighting suplied with the tank was a 9 watt lamp that looked just like an energy saving household bulb, Great for illuminating the tank but i was a liitle concerned about growing plants under it. I Totaly take your point about nutrient and Co2 under high light though and intend on using a pressurised system and Tropica nutrition + (TMG).ceg4048 said:Hi,
Wondeful hardscaping. I could have lived with any of the choices. Just as a FYI, leggy carpet plant growth can occur due to poor CO2 giving the illusion that the lighting is inadequate. I agree with Graeme that the 11 watt T5 rating would have been sufficient at such a small distance from the lamp. Increasing the wattage now increases your dependency on strict application of nutrients and even more CO2.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge on leggy HC, very interesting!
Thanks Dan and Martin, who would have thought you could have so much fun with 3 rocks and a few beers