Leds and low light plants in a large tank possible??

[black056mtc]

Hi, i'm about doing some low light plant with discus but have many questions

Tank= 6'x3' and the lights are 33" from the sand bed.
Light= 10 watt leds, currently have 4 but will do 6 which give me 60watts. 8hrs a day more if needed.
Sand= PFS 1-2" deep in front and 2-3 in back.
Fish= 15-20 discus will be added after the plants take root etc... shrimp or geo for cleaning the bottom.
Plant= sagittaria subulata and anubas or whatever can and will grow with high temp, low light, no CO2.... Just want a capet of grass and some tall ones.

So can it be done????

 

[O2surplus]

You won't know until you give it try. Anubias will certainly grow, albeit slowly.What leds are you going to use?

 

[black056mtc]

You won't know until you give it try. Anubias will certainly grow, albeit slowly.What leds are you going to use?

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/349033998/10_watt_high_power_led.html with 10w drivers...

i would like to know if i can grow a carpet of grass with this leds any grass for that matter...

My goal is.. PFSand, grass(thick if that's even possible?), anubias, driftwoods (and discus) using the above listed leds only..

 

[lipadj46]

You will find it hard but not impossible to grow a carpet with a low tech stup. Maybe you could do a water wisteria carpet. I'm not sure about the LEDs, no experience.

 

[Chefken]

It is definately possible to use LED lights. I do not think the ones you got will work though. You need much higher intensity lights with better spectrum. How deep is your tank? I light my 150 tall with LED entirely.....I have 60 watts total on my 48" long tank. It is well lit but cold never grow a carpet. i would either invest in more penetrating lights such as the Ecoxotic Modules that I use or the 20 watt LED spots being touted lately. You could set up the spot lights over areas you want carpet without lighting the whole tank up like x-mas. Shadows look realistic and fish like them!!