New setup. Please give advice.

[mgamer20o0]

yea there are a few criums out there that should work. personally the way i like to do things is the try it and see. there so many people out there who say no you cant do this or that and never try it. plants that i been told need high light and co2 growing in a 10 gallon with a shop light over it. might want to go with Crinum thaianum first to try. not the best looking but cheaper and the leafs are thick should keep fish away from it.

 

[ewurm]

yea there are a few criums out there that should work. personally the way i like to do things is the try it and see. there so many people out there who say no you cant do this or that and never try it. plants that i been told need high light and co2 growing in a 10 gallon with a shop light over it. might want to go with Crinum thaianum first to try. not the best looking but cheaper and the leafs are thick should keep fish away from it.

I had success growing Red Ludwigia in a ten gallon with just a standard T8. It wasn't red, but it grew.

 

[FSM]

How do you have 98W of T5HO?

Assuming it's a standard 55 you should have 2x54W.

Plenty of light to grow lots of stuff, including java fern anubias and crypts.

Also plenty of light to have lots of fun with algae.

 

[Adhlc]

How do you have 98W of T5HO?

Assuming it's a standard 55 you should have 2x54W.

Plenty of light to grow lots of stuff, including java fern anubias and crypts.

Also plenty of light to have lots of fun with algae.

+1

As far as I know they don't make 44 watt bulbs, only 54.

I'd recommend you start that new light out on a timer set for around 6-8 hours and increase if needed. Preventing the algae from ever happening is key.

Also, I'd go easy on the Iron. It's not nearly as essential as Potassium or Nitrogen

 

[sostoudt]

+1

As far as I know they don't make 44 watt bulbs, only 54.

I'd recommend you start that new light out on a timer set for around 6-8 hours and increase if needed. Preventing the algae from ever happening is key.

Also, I'd go easy on the Iron. It's not nearly as essential as Potassium or Nitrogen

lol 2x44 only adds up to 88
it would work if you had a 44 and 54

 

[ewurm]

How do you have 98W of T5HO?

Assuming it's a standard 55 you should have 2x54W.

Plenty of light to grow lots of stuff, including java fern anubias and crypts.

Also plenty of light to have lots of fun with algae.

You're right, its 108 watt.

 

[FSM]

It's okay, I forgive you.

 

[FSM]

You'll probably need to step up the fertilizer dosing

Compared to liquid (ie sechem) dry fertilizer is many times cheaper. I bought mine from this site http://www.bestaquariumregulator.com/ferts.html

Pressurized CO2 would be nice, honestly I don't know if you will actually need it. You've got a lot of light though.

 

[ewurm]

I know I won't need any nitro ferts. How much Florena should I be using?

 

[predfish]

good