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Water test help.

Started by Guest_Stish_* , May 12 2014 06:14 PM

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#21 Guest_Stish_*

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Posted 18 May 2014 - 01:27 PM

Right now I have 2 18" bulbs putting out 600 lumens each for about 10 hours and day. I plan on building a 4 foot long light fixture this week to add to that.

Edited by Stish, 18 May 2014 - 01:29 PM.

#22 Guest_Erica Lyons_*

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Posted 18 May 2014 - 01:28 PM

1200 lumens? Is it a 10 gallon tank?

Edit: Oh, okay, I see your edit. The "I plan on building a 4 foot long light fixture this week to add to that." was added after I commented. How many gallons is the tank? And what is your substrate, again? The hard part with plant filtration is that the plants have to actively grow. If they wilt and die away, they're not filtering the water.

#23 Guest_Stish_*

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Posted 18 May 2014 - 02:30 PM

My aquarium is a 55. But I'm changing it up a bit top add some above water decor so it will only have about 30 to 35 gallons in it.

#24 Guest_Stish_*

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Posted 20 May 2014 - 04:26 PM

Ammonia is finally starting to come down with the addition of the plants. I tested it today and I am at 0.25ppm ammonia, 0 nitrite and 20ppm nitrate. Thanks for all of the help.