Let's see if this make sense:
1. Low tech = low light = less than 1.5w/g
2. >1.5 wpg = can get away with no CO2
3. >1.5 wpg + no CO2 = less fert needed
4. >1.5 wpg + no CO2 + less fert = slow growth
5. low tech also means less water change? (according to Steve Hampton and seconded by Tom Barr)
I am starting to like this low tech approach because low light means low cost, and no CO2 means less to maintain. I am running over 600w of lights so it cost quite a bit monthly, CO2 dosn't cost that much but still means trips to refill, etc., And may be I am weird, but I don't enjoy water changes.
I wonder if it make sense to buy the BIG matured low light plants and grow them in low tech environment so their slow growth isn't a factor anymore? Can a matured Java Fern that came from a high tech environment acclimate to a low tech environment?
1. Low tech = low light = less than 1.5w/g
2. >1.5 wpg = can get away with no CO2
3. >1.5 wpg + no CO2 = less fert needed
4. >1.5 wpg + no CO2 + less fert = slow growth
5. low tech also means less water change? (according to Steve Hampton and seconded by Tom Barr)
I am starting to like this low tech approach because low light means low cost, and no CO2 means less to maintain. I am running over 600w of lights so it cost quite a bit monthly, CO2 dosn't cost that much but still means trips to refill, etc., And may be I am weird, but I don't enjoy water changes.
I wonder if it make sense to buy the BIG matured low light plants and grow them in low tech environment so their slow growth isn't a factor anymore? Can a matured Java Fern that came from a high tech environment acclimate to a low tech environment?