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High light tank question

Started by artw, March 28, 2007, 11:43:03 AM

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artw

Just wanted to run my "updated" setup past the plant gurus, maybe you fellas can offer me some tips.

I currently have 6x65 of 10k lights on my 90,  which is 2 separate fixtures (65x4 and 65x2).  this works out to about 4.3 watts per gallon.   The lighting schedule is as follows: the 2x65's go on at 9am. the 4x65's go on at 10:30am.  the 4x65's go off at 7:30pm, and the 2x65's go off at 9pm.   4 moonlights go on just before 9, 2 go off at 10:30, and the other 2 go off at 11pm.    I know the moonlights are insignificant but I wanted to alternate the main lights for the following reason:

I don't think I have the right plants for this setup. I have various types of crypts and a few good sized balansaes, a couple swordplants, and of course the everpresent jungle val...  and the odd spiral val.  I have some sunset hygro, some ludwigia repens and some difformis as well.

so what can I do with this setup?  I am currently injecting 4 DIY bottles into a Barr reactor but I figure this isn't going to be enough, so I plan on making a second Barr reactor and having 6 DIY's until I can track down a bottled setup (already started a thread in classifieds)

I also figure once I get the right plants, and the right co2 and fert combo I can turn all 6 lights on at once, but for now, in order to reduce the amount of GSA I assume I'll get, I'll see how the schedule as noted above works...

I've done this plant thing for awhile but never with this much light.

BigDaddy

I guess the big question is, with your yeast generators.. what kind of CO2 are you getting over the course of the day?