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Vinodbv
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 Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 1:25 pm Post subject: Suitable Lighting for my 36 * 18 * 18 tank |
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HI All,
Suggest the suitable lighting combination for my newly built tank measuring 36 * 18 * 18 tank
I am planning to have a planted tank. Also suggest the fertilizers to be used.
How about using the Ocean Free products such as Aqua Soil, base fertilizers and root monsters
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Vinod Kumar BV |
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bmvbab
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: Suitable Lighting for my 36 * 18 * 18 tank |
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Hi Vinod,
Welcome to IAH. Please update your location. Helps in a lot of ways. Decide on the following before deciding on lights.
1. What plants do you want to go for
2. Would you have CO2-DIY or Pressurized
3. Whats your budget
The above would help you narrow down on your other parameters. |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:56 pm Post subject: Re: Suitable Lighting for my 36 * 18 * 18 tank |
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Hi Vignesh,
Planning for a planted tank. My budget is around 6 to 7 thousand rupees.
I have the tank ready. Need to buy the rest. Hence wanting suggestions
from experts.
For C02 to start with will go for DIY, later migrate to a pressurised one.
Kindly Suggest |
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BoyuR
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| Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:54 pm Post subject: Re: Suitable Lighting for my 36 * 18 * 18 tank |
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Hi,
You can go for BOYU Products. for your 3 feet tank model no is PLB 90H . the length of the cover is 900mm and it has 55W*2 . this is the best light for a planted aquarium. and you can go for 2 of this light. we also have co2 accessories. we are the authorised dealers of Boyu. for furhter clarifications visit www.boyuaquarium.com
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Ajay.j
Boyu Redlin Aquarium
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Vinodbv
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| Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:28 pm Post subject: Re: Suitable Lighting for my 36 * 18 * 18 tank |
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| Ajay, Looks to be a cool one. what about the price .....? |
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borneosucker
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:16 am Post subject: Re: Suitable Lighting for my 36 * 18 * 18 tank |
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Hi Vinod,
Before you decide in the lighting, CO2 and ferts.....decide the type of plants you wanna grow.
There are plants that requires high lighting, CO2 and ferts (we categorized as high tech tank)
There are plants that can grow even in low lighting, without CO2 and ferts. (categorized as semi-high or low tech tank)
And either both types of tank if well scape can produce a beautiful tank.
Also, dun forget to choose the suitable inhibitants that are going to live in your planted tank, make sure that the inhibitants can live in the type of water parameters your plants grow 
feel free to check out my blog for some ideas on starting a planted tank
My Little Underwater Eden
Have fun scaping your planted tank  |
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: Suitable Lighting for my 36 * 18 * 18 tank |
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| hey borneosucker can you give details about your tank. the tank is butiful. |
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:28 pm Post subject: Re: Suitable Lighting for my 36 * 18 * 18 tank |
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| unfortunately can check the blog as im accessin net from work. hows it possible to get the glosso carpet ina low tecv plant...its just amazingggggggg |
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borneosucker
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: Suitable Lighting for my 36 * 18 * 18 tank |
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the only low tech about the tank is the substrate and DIY CO2...lighting is at around 4wpg...however I have another less documented tank which is much lower tech then this tank growing glosso in gravel only substrate, 2.7wpg, sponge filter, irregular DIY CO2 injection....here's the tank
the glosso growing in the foreground, and also notice the sponge filter at coner right of the image |
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 8:49 pm Post subject: Re: Suitable Lighting for my 36 * 18 * 18 tank |
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Hi borneosucker,
Nice Moss growth over there, Can you tell me what is the current temperature of your tank. Because i am not able to grow as cleaner moss as yours and the temp of my tank shows around 30* C.
Also can you give me some tips to grow moss like this.
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Sandeep Gandhi |
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:06 pm Post subject: Re: Suitable Lighting for my 36 * 18 * 18 tank |
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| wow......butttttiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiffffffullllllllllll just cant take my evyes away from the tank....i want similar glosso carpet. what substrate have you used....etc |
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borneosucker
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:30 pm Post subject: Re: Suitable Lighting for my 36 * 18 * 18 tank |
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Hi borneosucker,
Nice Moss growth over there, Can you tell me what is the current temperature of your tank. Because i am not able to grow as cleaner moss as yours and the temp of my tank shows around 30* C.
Also can you give me some tips to grow moss like this.
Thanks,
Sandeep Gandhi
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Hi Gandhi, IMO for moss to grow nice.....it's all about temperature ....for moss tank, I always try to make sure my tank is below 28C...I'm using only PC fan, so I don't really get constant temperature...usually the temperature will drop to around 26C at night or near dawn...and temperature will rise gradually during the day to 28C or sometime 29C(in very hot days). The usage of bulb and timing for lighting also affects temp, in that tank I use 2xT8 15watt....which IMO emit lesser heat compare to PLL...and on it in the afternoon till late evening.
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wow......butttttiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiffffffullllllllllll just cant take my evyes away from the tank....i want similar glosso carpet. what substrate have you used....etc
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ajeesh...in that tank I only use plain gravel ....no soil or anything else...I was trying to acheive an ecosystem in there, where the fauna waste will act as CO2, fertilizer and nutrient for the plants...sometime I do inject CO2 thru DIY, just to enhance the plants growth |
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:38 pm Post subject: Re: Suitable Lighting for my 36 * 18 * 18 tank |
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wooo...cant belive it...the plants growing in gravel only....surpise.....  |
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borneosucker
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| Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 10:08 pm Post subject: Re: Suitable Lighting for my 36 * 18 * 18 tank |
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Haha...IMO glosso is quite easy to grow, when they are given the basic needs
yeap...gravel only, but they are getting their nutrient from the debris trap within the gravels....hehehe |
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