Re: [GSAS-Member] Subject: Which Bulb

[Shango Los <shango@shangolos.com>]

This sounds like my tanks.  They looks stressed.  Growing but somehow
anemic.

Would dropping from my 130w down to a single 65W 10,000K be too severe?


On 11/23/08 12:50 PM, "Bryan Nichols" <nicholsbryan@gmail.com> wrote:

> Shango,
> Light is sort of like the gas pedal, it determines the speed at which the
> plants can grow. If you don't have enough fuel (CO2/Ferts) then the whole
> thing can crash. A common side effect of too much light is algae in the
> tank. Stunted plant growth can also occur when there is too much light.
> Basically the plants have two forces "pulling" in opposite directions. On
> the one hand they have lots of light = fast growth. On the other they may
> not have enough CO2/ferts = slow(er) growth. Result? Poor little plants
> forced to grow too fast on too few nutrients. :(
> 
> -Bryan
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