HeyPK said:
Janviercrypt,
You have a very nice set up. How much light is over those tanks? It looks like two T-12 fluorescents, but I can't tell for sure. How do you keep your aquarium room from overheating? From your username, it sounds like you like crypts. Is that so?
Thank you HeyPK
, I always use all the light i can fixture in to the hood or in this case in the top. I use the most comun fluorescent light, this is two TLD840/18w by one TLD830/18w and the result was ok to me, i dont worry the color index or the temperature of the light, i find the best relation between cost energy and ammount lumen, one TLD840/18w produce 1350 lumen this is 75 lumen/w. And the TLD840/36w was 93 lumen/w. My tanks is not to deep, and light is sufficient for me.
To dont overheating my aquarium room i use electronic ballast and i have several little windows to open, but is not necesary because i live in "Viña del Mar" and the weather is very similar to "San Francisco", the wind is warm all the year, in summer never do more than 26°C and in the winter never down more than 6°C.
The last question, Yes !!!!!!!
I love it, i like see grow in different condition and enjoy they little flowers, specialty the C. becketti and C. undulata. 8)
