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**lauraleellbp** · 05-01-2008, 11:59 PM

Thanks, Ikuzo- that's a big compliment

Last update before I head to GA for a long weekend camping with my family-

I hit Petsmart today and decided to try an 18k Hagen "Power-Glo" bulb out. Has peaks in blue, green, and orange, and some red as well. I swapped out one of the actinics. It DEFINITELY made an improvement; the top of the tank doesn't look so cloudy and the oranges in the Tiger barb and clown loaches are finally coming through more.

I'm still getting a Geisemann 6k to replace one of the 10k bulbs though. This will leave me with a 10k, and actinic, one 18k and a 6k- I think I'm going to like that balance! Somewhere between 108-162 watts of individually reflected T5HO for the plants...

I'm thinking I may need to do my first trim when I get back? The Bacopa caroliniana has grown 2-3" since it was planted, and the B. 'pantanal' is already taller than I want it to stay. Time to start trying to make these plants into "bushes"

I also added a good quantity of Salvinia that came in today from Python; I think the hatchets-to-be will love it!

05-01-2008, 11:59 PM	#152 (permalink)
lauraleellbp Fresh Fish Freak (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 11,728	Thanks, Ikuzo- that's a big compliment Last update before I head to GA for a long weekend camping with my family- I hit Petsmart today and decided to try an 18k Hagen "Power-Glo" bulb out. Has peaks in blue, green, and orange, and some red as well. I swapped out one of the actinics. It DEFINITELY made an improvement; the top of the tank doesn't look so cloudy and the oranges in the Tiger barb and clown loaches are finally coming through more. I'm still getting a Geisemann 6k to replace one of the 10k bulbs though. This will leave me with a 10k, and actinic, one 18k and a 6k- I think I'm going to like that balance! Somewhere between 108-162 watts of individually reflected T5HO for the plants... I'm thinking I may need to do my first trim when I get back? The Bacopa caroliniana has grown 2-3" since it was planted, and the B. 'pantanal' is already taller than I want it to stay. Time to start trying to make these plants into "bushes" I also added a good quantity of Salvinia that came in today from Python; I think the hatchets-to-be will love it! __________________ Laura Lee's tank Journals: At Work-10 gal Shrimpy Crypt Jungle, 29 gal Planted Tetra Tank (in progress), At Home- 46 gal Low Tech Planted (in progress), 90 gal New World Community August 2009 Fishing trip in the Amazon; my Journal of 10 days in Bolivia along the Rio San Martin (in progress)