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I have a Coralife fixture with 2 36" T5 HO bulbs. I've been using the bulbs it came with- 1 blue actinic and 1 daylight, both 39 watts.
I have Congo tetras, 1 apistogramma, 2 cories and an L134 pleco.
I'm not adding CO2. I'm using Flourish tabs and the Flourish micronutrient supplement. I stopped using Flourish excel because I heard vallisneria does not like it.
The plants I have seem to be hanging on, but certainly not lush growth.
My understanding is that if I'm not adding CO2 I don't want too much growth. . . .
Should I replace the actinic with another daylight/plant bulb to help out?
Also, do these T5 bulbs need to be replaced every 6 months, or are they good for longer?
Thanks much for any input!!
-Gwen
I have Congo tetras, 1 apistogramma, 2 cories and an L134 pleco.
I'm not adding CO2. I'm using Flourish tabs and the Flourish micronutrient supplement. I stopped using Flourish excel because I heard vallisneria does not like it.
The plants I have seem to be hanging on, but certainly not lush growth.
My understanding is that if I'm not adding CO2 I don't want too much growth. . . .
Should I replace the actinic with another daylight/plant bulb to help out?
Also, do these T5 bulbs need to be replaced every 6 months, or are they good for longer?
Thanks much for any input!!
-Gwen