I have a 40 breeder that I am want to kepp live plants in, I have one 36 inch strip light with two 15 watt bulbs and a power compact (that I made) with five 9 watt bulbs three white two actinic bringing me to about 85 watts is this enough to keep plants? If so what kind do well?
enough light?
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Hiya GynMonkey, welcome to MFK.
I have always stuck to easy care plants but the light level seems a bit low for the morer touchy plants if it was a standard tank. You say it is a 40g breeder, is that the 36"x 18"x 13"tall tank? If so your lights should be fine for even full light plants. I love the wide, shallow tanks.
I have always stuck to easy care plants but the light level seems a bit low for the morer touchy plants if it was a standard tank. You say it is a 40g breeder, is that the 36"x 18"x 13"tall tank? If so your lights should be fine for even full light plants. I love the wide, shallow tanks.
I would have to agree with guppy. Keep low to medium light plants and you should be ok. The height of the tank should help you out a bit here.
yes it is the standard size, what are some of the low light level plants, sorry for all the question I have al ot of freshwater taks and saltwater tanks and kept most types of fish but I have never ventured in to plants.
Vals, some of the cryptocormes, anubias, java moss, I have kept mainly planted tanks but unlike alot of members I have always stuck to the easy ones.GynMonkey1044 said:
thanx, guppy yea i would prefer to stick to the easy ones, i dont wnat to get in to co2 and stuff.