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I'm a total newbie to planted tanks and am trying to figure out what lighting level I have. Tank is a 29 gallon with Eco Complete substrate. My light is the 30 inch Beamswork HE 6500K 1W Series LED. It is about 17 inches off the substrate, and there is a glass canopy on the tank. Any idea what lighting level this would be? I'm guessing medium.
My plants are various swords, lilies, aponogeton, wisteria, hygrophila, vals, pennywort, and a little java fern. I also have some salvinia minima floating (covers maybe 20% of the tank). The salvinia minima can go if it needs to. Tank is moderately planted and moderately stocked. It has been running for a month. Water changes are 40% weekly.
I'm also wondering what I should be doing for lighting and fertilization schedule. I have been dosing with Excel daily at standard dosage. Using Seachem ferts, but just ordered dry ferts. I would like to try EI dosing. Thinking maybe 1/3 of standard dose?
Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated!
My plants are various swords, lilies, aponogeton, wisteria, hygrophila, vals, pennywort, and a little java fern. I also have some salvinia minima floating (covers maybe 20% of the tank). The salvinia minima can go if it needs to. Tank is moderately planted and moderately stocked. It has been running for a month. Water changes are 40% weekly.
I'm also wondering what I should be doing for lighting and fertilization schedule. I have been dosing with Excel daily at standard dosage. Using Seachem ferts, but just ordered dry ferts. I would like to try EI dosing. Thinking maybe 1/3 of standard dose?
Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated!