mangrove lighting

[muckieman]

what lighting would i need for magroves i have settled on a large group of india dwarf mudskippers. the tank would be 4x2x3 lxwxh with only6-8" of water the land being8-10" what type light should i use i was tihnk of having 216watt ligting i owuld go up to the 428watt if i have have too thanks guys. also is the tank tall engouh if i keep up on pruning also does sparying the leaves with freshwater help??? thanks

 

[muckieman]

bump

 

[muckieman]

bump!

 

[frasertheking]

you will get great growth with that much light .

light will travel through air i think its 8 times better than water .so less light is needed . light misting of the leaves helps i think last i read but some google research will help you .

 

[muckieman]

i did a ton of good search m ost just say how they are usede as filters i looked at all 7 pages of search on google lol

 

[muckieman]

well i want hethey natural set and i want magroves to devole the roots that hang out of the plant fast as posable for my mudskippers to hang out on
also so the 216 watts is great lighting?? thanks

 

[amehel0]

yes well in no time your gonna have a busted tank! mangrove roots although a nice good lookign solution should be replaced often so that they dont crack yourt tank. they bust concrete and rock so i dotnt hink glass is any stronger. just some food for thought

 

[muckieman]

woow bottom plus flase bottom hoping for best i know of there power i lived in Fl for 13 years

 

[Stab]

Not to highjack this thread but would you mind sharing where you are getting the mudskippers from? I was looking to pick up a batch too but the only source I know of (Frank's Aquarium) has been out of them for months now

 

[muckieman]

same here he is the only place i know where to get them let you know if i find another