Re: [APD] Stuart's low light tank

[Stuart Halliday <stuart at mytriops_com>]

On 25/09/2010 18:12, Bill wrote:
> Stuart said, "I've a 150L planted tank with a single 10W household
> halogen bulb on it?
> Does that count as low? :-)"
>
> I would think that it is sufficiently dim to be called that.
>
> But what is its PAR? It's Lux?

Who can say.
Household bulbs don't tend to have that written on them.

> What plants grow in that tank?
>
> Do they seem happy? <g>

I've got some crypts, java fern and a Mag. Lace plant.

Sure they're slow growers. But are they happy Hmm?

I add some liquid carbon daily, no added CO2 or fertilisers as it's a 
Walstad tank.

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Stuart Halliday
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