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MyraVan · 03-16-2005, 05:47 AM

BTW, I forgot to mention that sunlight isn't necessarily bad. In fact, it can be used to boost the artificial light in your tank. The problem comes when you have too much light in total, either from too much artificial light (like 3WPG or more and no CO2 or ferts), or too much sunlight in combination with artificial lights. That's when you get the algae problems.

A common trick in low-tech tanks is to place them so they do get some natural sunlight. Both my planted tanks get some direct sunlight on sunny days, and a fair bit of indirect sunlight on cloudy days.

03-16-2005, 05:47 AM	#17
MyraVan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 864	Re: plant questions from a beginner BTW, I forgot to mention that sunlight isn't necessarily bad. In fact, it can be used to boost the artificial light in your tank. The problem comes when you have too much light in total, either from too much artificial light (like 3WPG or more and no CO2 or ferts), or too much sunlight in combination with artificial lights. That's when you get the algae problems. A common trick in low-tech tanks is to place them so they do get some natural sunlight. Both my planted tanks get some direct sunlight on sunny days, and a fair bit of indirect sunlight on cloudy days.