Re: [GSAS-Member] Subject: Which Bulb

["Doran Figart" <defigart2@fishtankpeople.com>]

Probably if you did it all of a sudden

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shango Los" <shango@shangolos.com>
To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Subject: Which Bulb


> 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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