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Post by mistergreen » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:00 am

nice nice...
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Emma, What is that substrate you have? Is it regular sand?
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Post by Emma Turner » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:19 am

Thanks mistergreen, but I thinked I have fluked this one! :wink: Never really been that good with plants - there must be something about this set up that these ones enjoy. The sand is just regular black silica sand, very fine grain.

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Post by daspricey » Sun Apr 27, 2008 4:18 pm

Emma, how many watts are the lights?
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Post by Emma Turner » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:40 pm

They are 42" Powerglo T8s, which I think are 40w each. The other thing about this tank is that there are no coverslides (all my other tanks have coverslides) so more of the light reaches the plants directly. Some of the really tall specimens are practically touching the bulbs! Nitrates and phosphates are minimal as I do plenty of water changes and use solely RO water.

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Post by Blue » Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:42 pm

I love the setup! I feel so envious.:evil:
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Post by Emma Turner » Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:11 am

Thank you, Blue. :D But I know you could create one too! :wink:

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Post by helen nightingale » Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:30 am

i wish i could get plant growth like that. it looks wonderfull, and so good for babies :D
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