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Old 08-07-2008, 11:16 AM   #1
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Default How much light for a 7 gallon?


I've got a 7 gallon, wondering how many watts i should put over it?

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Old 08-11-2008, 10:19 AM   #2
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Default Re: How much light for a 7 gallon?

depends on what plants you want to grow and if you use CO2 and ferts
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Yes, to CO2, yes to ferts, and maybe some dwarf hairgrass and some anubias
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Default Re: How much light for a 7 gallon?

I have an 8G with 2x24W PC lighting. With press CO2 and fertz.
As I recently learned, wpg rule does not work with small tanks. In my case I have 6wpg , you should probably look for similar values.
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