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I have a 45G tank equipped with 260W Compact Fluorescent (4x65W). My tank height is 15", and the light is above the water surface around 1". The lighting system lets me use either 1 pair (2 bulbs) or both 2 pairs (all 4 bulbs). I also have a pressurized CO2 tank running at 2 bps controlled with electronic selenoid.
My tank is newly set up. I am growing glosso and blyxa japonica. I know that glosso would require a lot light to keep it grow horizontally.
I need your advice to "program" my lighting system. To me, I have 2 options:
1) Run all 4 bulbs simultaneously for a photoperiod of 8 hours (Example: 8am - 4pm). That would yield 100% intensity of light for 8 hours.
2) Run each pair of bulbs for 5 hours with 2 hours of "peak" time in the middle (Example: 1st pair: 8am - 1pm ; 2nd pair: 11am - 4pm). This would also yield 8 hours of photoperiod. First 3 hours would have 50% light intensity, middle 2 hours would have 100%, and last 3 hours would have 50%.
I am a beginner to the planted tank, so I have no experience. Of course, my "program" of lighting above would not be perfect. I hence need your advice. Please feel free to share your thoughts. I really appreciate that.
My tank is newly set up. I am growing glosso and blyxa japonica. I know that glosso would require a lot light to keep it grow horizontally.
I need your advice to "program" my lighting system. To me, I have 2 options:
1) Run all 4 bulbs simultaneously for a photoperiod of 8 hours (Example: 8am - 4pm). That would yield 100% intensity of light for 8 hours.
2) Run each pair of bulbs for 5 hours with 2 hours of "peak" time in the middle (Example: 1st pair: 8am - 1pm ; 2nd pair: 11am - 4pm). This would also yield 8 hours of photoperiod. First 3 hours would have 50% light intensity, middle 2 hours would have 100%, and last 3 hours would have 50%.
I am a beginner to the planted tank, so I have no experience. Of course, my "program" of lighting above would not be perfect. I hence need your advice. Please feel free to share your thoughts. I really appreciate that.