Hi all,
Prior to reading this, I should note that I have not "flawlessly" set up a tank before ... I'd like to mitigate the hiccups on my next start in the future.
In my prep, I have been wondering about lights. In everything that I have read, most of the suggestion is to have lower intensity and shorter photoperiod for the startup of a tank and progressively increase it.
I am just wondering, why?
If you are feeding the plants with ferts (let's just use EI for example), you are daily water changing for the first week or so (watching the tank), you have good flow distribution, and you are able to dial in your CO2 relatively quickly (with no livestock in the tank for the first bit), then why is a common suggestion to use a "lower energy" system?
Thought: is it just to slow it down so you can catch something if it comes up? But if everything nutrient +delivery related are in check, then?
Note: would this be different with inert vs active substrate?
Just thinking about the next tank!
Much appreciated!
Josh
Prior to reading this, I should note that I have not "flawlessly" set up a tank before ... I'd like to mitigate the hiccups on my next start in the future.
In my prep, I have been wondering about lights. In everything that I have read, most of the suggestion is to have lower intensity and shorter photoperiod for the startup of a tank and progressively increase it.
I am just wondering, why?
If you are feeding the plants with ferts (let's just use EI for example), you are daily water changing for the first week or so (watching the tank), you have good flow distribution, and you are able to dial in your CO2 relatively quickly (with no livestock in the tank for the first bit), then why is a common suggestion to use a "lower energy" system?
Thought: is it just to slow it down so you can catch something if it comes up? But if everything nutrient +delivery related are in check, then?
Note: would this be different with inert vs active substrate?
Just thinking about the next tank!
Much appreciated!
Josh