Plant refugium lighting question...

[Steveo McNello]

I was looking into using my 65 gallon stock tank (52x31x14"deep) as a plant refugium for my pond. I'm after looooow maintenance and low light plants. I can get a 48" fixture and two 48" plant grow T12 bulbs at lowes for 35 bucks all together. Will this light work? Any other suggestions? I'm not buying a commercial aquarium light fixture. I've heard I can do water iris, moneywort, creeping jenny, duckweed, and so on.

Any advice? Thanks!

 

[Steveo McNello]

I can also put the light as close to the water line as necessary.

 

[Steveo McNello]

I'm heading out soon past a nursery that has aquatic plants lol I want to know if I should get some! : )

 

[Steveo McNello]

Somebody? Maybe I'll go tomorrow if I can get some advice : )

 

[rgonzales]

I think you should go for it, i think those bulbs are 50 watts each. thinking of doing one chamber of my sump with plants doing the same thing with a smaller light

 

[rgonzales]

Forget the duckweed too its very messy another plant that grows quick under low light is star grass, well at least in my experience

 

[Steveo McNello]

Forget the duckweed too its very messy another plant that grows quick under low light is star grass, well at least in my experience

Cool man thank you very much. I'm thinking I should just try it!

 

[djr139]

Stay away from duck weed its impossible to get out of tank. Watersprite grows fast and floats