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 Planted Aquarium, Back to the Natural

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bartbarb
post Nov 5 2008, 04:05 PM

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Hi there,

anyone know's any LFS worth visiting over singapore there?
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post Feb 3 2009, 09:05 PM

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Hi Guys, i wanna ask, i got a 2ft low maintenance tank, will it be too overrated if i was using T5 or T5HO light?
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post Feb 3 2009, 11:17 PM

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QUOTE(the_catacombs @ Feb 3 2009, 10:39 PM)
how many watt lighting??...
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erm... since im not getting yet.. assuming im using 2ft of around 24watt per tube x 2
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post Feb 4 2009, 09:16 AM

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QUOTE(usermode @ Feb 4 2009, 12:14 AM)
my 2ft tank used 2x24W T5HO before. ok for most plant i have in that tank but for some unknown reason, it;s not enuf for my glosso. it always crawl upwards. changed to Philips 36W PLLs x2 and the glosso start growing as it should. but in my limited knowledge, T5HO should give more better light and more brighter. it;s ok to use T5HO or more higher setup. just make sure ur co2 is sufficient and ur fert also balance with the light to prevent algae (GSA mostly). with higher lights, ur plants will "eat" more during their photosynthesis.
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the problem is i dunhav co2 in my tank, im having those low-light plant... sweat.gif

btw, do those T5HO/T5 casing is able to plug in those normal household light tube? it should be right, i mean since both is also FL tube.
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post Feb 4 2009, 12:26 PM

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QUOTE(nezumitaro @ Feb 4 2009, 10:53 AM)
ur 2ft is it standard 2 ft? 2 X 1 X 1? then u hv about 43Liter of water. 2 T5 is enough for ur low tech tank. 

T5 need T5 casing smile.gif canot put in T8


Added on February 4, 2009, 10:55 am
i guess i post b4, a few page up..
post a photo will help
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ooops.. sorry, today i measure again, my tank length is 2.5ft, i forgot the height & width already, but should be around 90 something liters.
If i were using 2 x T5HO/T5 24w, will i be having major algae bloom problem?
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post Feb 4 2009, 08:00 PM

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QUOTE(nezumitaro @ Feb 4 2009, 04:42 PM)


crs tank, hvn't fully 'furnish' yet.


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ops sorry typo tongue.gif still very low light right?90L 48W wor..
errr guess he wouldn't fert gua.. he mention no co2 also..tongue.gif
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i did dose liquid fert, but once every two weeks, around 4 or 5ml only.

btw.. how much does a 3ft casing of T5HO & T5 could cost ya? usually does they included the white light together?
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post Feb 5 2009, 11:00 AM

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QUOTE(nezumitaro @ Feb 5 2009, 10:00 AM)
try to use same color stone smile.gif
left side need 2 more smaller stone and some tiny stone for touch up.
wood try to put 3 pcs, don't use 2, 4, 6...
make the background higher abit.
plants u need some background plants, meddium ground place ( to cover the back ground plants leg).
thy not consider PLL ah?
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i do got consider bout PLL, but due to it could heat up much more than FL tube, i was concern there will be a raise in my water temperature, currently i only have 2 dc fans running..my tank temperature normally in range of 26'c - 29'c

This post has been edited by bartbarb: Feb 5 2009, 11:02 AM
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post Feb 5 2009, 07:23 PM

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QUOTE(nezumitaro @ Feb 5 2009, 11:39 AM)
wouldt lah smile.gif

my 2ft with 2 X 36W PLL, and 2 T5..smile.gif hehehhe..

use PLL lah sure u more happy and ur plants also more happy
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hmm.gif i take your word for it.
you use how many fans on your tank, or did u got use chiller? tongue.gif

actually what's the different between PLL & PL ? which one give better light performance to planted tank ?
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post Feb 6 2009, 05:36 PM

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oh ya, nezumitaro..

usually how much is a 3ft PLL light fixtures & also T5HO ya?
I dunwan later kena potong also dunno..
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post Mar 8 2009, 07:47 PM

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QUOTE(playerseeker @ Mar 8 2009, 05:29 PM)
my tank is infested by snails...how to get it of them eh?? if i leave them alone..will they create harms to my tank a? sad.gif sad.gif
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introduce a mini puffer in your tank... then they will help u get rid of it.

But i prefer manual take out snails. tongue.gif
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post Mar 9 2009, 08:42 PM

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can't see clearly the picture, but if the egg shack inside got little yellow tiny balls, then congraz, u got a pregnant cherry
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post Mar 10 2009, 08:08 AM

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QUOTE(the_catacombs @ Mar 10 2009, 02:28 AM)
lobster??... crayfish ah??... i feed my crayfish with sinking pellet as well... icon_rolleyes.gif
i thought there is a debate at MAC even more fans u put it doesnt bring down the water temperature alot... unsure.gif  hence, 1 or 2 fan is good enough as long as it creates sufficient water ripple....

true ah??... unsure.gif
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Its true, cause even if you add much more fan, the temperature will only drop 1 or 2 'c .. if adding more fan = drop much more temperature.. then u will see many ppl tanks with ton's of fans

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