Aqua Hero
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So I have a quad t5HO lighting unit. The deepest part of the tank is 19 inches tall measuring from the substrate. I have an 800lph filter with spray bar and a 900lph wavemaker to handle flow. I use around 1.5bps. I dose Ei ferts and my water is crystal clear.
Currently I'm using 6 t5HO bulbs with zero issues. No algae Infact my green spot algae is dying and that's the only visible one.
I was thinking I didn't need this much light to grow the plants I wanted.
I'm Tring to carpet:
Eloecharis Acicularis
Eloecharis paruvlus
Echinodorus tellenus
Hydrocotyle sp Japan
I'm also trying to carpet some Eloecharis sp mini and Monte Carlo but because they have a it of shade over them they might not get enough light from having 4 t5HO bulbs.
Should I reduce the lighting to 4 t5HO bulbs or keep it as 6
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Currently I'm using 6 t5HO bulbs with zero issues. No algae Infact my green spot algae is dying and that's the only visible one.
I was thinking I didn't need this much light to grow the plants I wanted.
I'm Tring to carpet:
Eloecharis Acicularis
Eloecharis paruvlus
Echinodorus tellenus
Hydrocotyle sp Japan
I'm also trying to carpet some Eloecharis sp mini and Monte Carlo but because they have a it of shade over them they might not get enough light from having 4 t5HO bulbs.
Should I reduce the lighting to 4 t5HO bulbs or keep it as 6
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