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Originally Posted by zQ.  Yeah,as he said,combining those low light and high light plants are difficult,at least for me 
So could you share your exp ? |
Hmmm...this is a tough one. Well first off, I think we may overestimate how much light a "high-light" plant really needs. I'm using a 4x54W Teklight (T5HO). The tank gets 2.5 hours of the first bank (108W, or 1.7wpg if you're into that kind of designation), then 3 hours of both banks (216W, or 3.3wpg) and then 2.5 hours of the second bank (108W, or 1.7wpg).
I think maintaining consistent water parameters is very important as well. I keep parameters pretty close to the following:
NO3 = 9ppm
PO4 = 1.5ppm
K = 30ppm (mostly from Equilibrium to reconstitute RO/DI)
Micros dosed @ Flourish 8mL daily, Flourish Iron 8mL daily.
GH = 4 dGH
KH < 1 dKH
Keeping organics under control with water changes (this tank gets a 15% change daily via auto-water changer) helps. Occasional spot treatment with Excel never hurts.
