Try 1/2 the lighting, you'll get 1/2 the algae and have things take 2x as long before trouble starts if you neglect things.
2 w/gal for PC's is plenty grow any plant you might desire.
Why spend lots for lighting, then go cheap on CO2?
I did, but I wished I'd never done that looking back.
Still, it made me really focus and look at CO2 a lot more than other folks where and it helped show me why and how CO2 related to algae and growth more than if I'd just used gas tanks.
Took me 3 years to get everything working the way I wanted to master it completely though.
Algae is not a big deal, you kill it, clean the tank good, correct things, make sure you keep up on the CO2.
Less light= less CO2 demand and more flexibility.
Regards,
Tom Barr
2 w/gal for PC's is plenty grow any plant you might desire.
Why spend lots for lighting, then go cheap on CO2?
I did, but I wished I'd never done that looking back.
Still, it made me really focus and look at CO2 a lot more than other folks where and it helped show me why and how CO2 related to algae and growth more than if I'd just used gas tanks.
Took me 3 years to get everything working the way I wanted to master it completely though.
Algae is not a big deal, you kill it, clean the tank good, correct things, make sure you keep up on the CO2.
Less light= less CO2 demand and more flexibility.
Regards,
Tom Barr
