to keep any plant.. which lighting?

[Bill109]

heyy
i would like yo be able to keep any plant in my 20 gal.. especially come of the red/ purple plants.
what would you suggest?
its a 20 long.. so its roughly 30 inches long.. i think the fixtures are liike 24inches?

ne how, what woudl you suggesT?
pressurized co2 will be added so high tech

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[Bill109]

some plants that i liked..
from aquabotanic.com
Limnophila aromatica hippuroides
Rotala nanjenshan
Pogostemon helferi potted
Ludwigia repens

[Avalon]

The Coralife 2x65w Aqualight will work. The overall light is a little high, so you might have to reduce the photoperiod some or raise the fixture a little higher than normal. Even the single bulb model will work if you want them to grow at a slower pace.

[Bill109]

Originally Posted by Avalon

The Coralife 2x65w Aqualight will work. The overall light is a little high, so you might have to reduce the photoperiod some or raise the fixture a little higher than normal. Even the single bulb model will work if you want them to grow at a slower pace.

i have one, but it has 2 50/50 bulbs. which means its half actinic and half daylight.. i could just replace the bulb i would assume correct?
and the bulb i would want,, just look for a bulb under the planted aquarium section tht fits?

[Avalon]

Yep, that will do it. The 6700K and 10,000K are great choices depending upon what hue you'd like your tank to be. The latter is a bit whiter, but with a slight blue color. The former will allow the greens to appear more green, but it does have a bit of a yellow color. Plant growth is the same with either, it's just what color you want your tank/plants to appear.

[Bill109]

Originally Posted by Avalon

Yep, that will do it. The 6700K and 10,000K are great choices depending upon what hue you'd like your tank to be. The latter is a bit whiter, but with a slight blue color. The former will allow the greens to appear more green, but it does have a bit of a yellow color. Plant growth is the same with either, it's just what color you want your tank/plants to appear.

really?
for a light right now i have a aqualight 65x2 50/50's 10k
workble?

[Avalon]

Is it the 50/50 (10,000K and actinic on each bulb)? If so, then you'll need to change the bulbs. I have the same fixture and that's what it came with. The pure 10,000K bulbs are ok to use.

[Bill109]

Originally Posted by Avalon

Is it the 50/50 (10,000K and actinic on each bulb)? If so, then you'll need to change the bulbs. I have the same fixture and that's what it came with. The pure 10,000K bulbs are ok to use.

no, 50/50's..
what should i change the bulbs to? or what would be the best decision?

thanks again

[eyebeatbadgers]

50/50 bulbs are one tube 10,000k and other tube actinic, I do believe.

For the plant's sake, they are able to use the 10,000k side of the light, meaning they are getting about half the wattage from the bulb.

Any light you choose to put in the tank between 3,000k and 12000k will work fine. I really like the hue the GE 9325K bulbs emit. Do a search to see what they look like, there is a good thread over on APC about them. AGA 8,000K look similar, and I just ordered one of those to try out.

Good luck.

[Bill109]

Originally Posted by eyebeatbadgers

50/50 bulbs are one tube 10,000k and other tube actinic, I do believe.

For the plant's sake, they are able to use the 10,000k side of the light, meaning they are getting about half the wattage from the bulb.

Any light you choose to put in the tank between 3,000k and 12000k will work fine. I really like the hue the GE 9325K bulbs emit. Do a search to see what they look like, there is a good thread over on APC about them. AGA 8,000K look similar, and I just ordered one of those to try out.

Good luck.

i have a 2x t-8 17w 8000k bulb.. will those work?
i will switch bulbs in the other fixture. just wondering..