low-light plants in high light?

trashion · 11-07-2007, 03:14 PM

my tank is a 15 gallon, planted with the following species:

-2 echinodorus bleheri
-2 java fern
-2 anubias barteri
-2 anubias afzelli
-3 dwarf sag [i think, they were potted in with something else. here's a link to pics: http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...t=Photo138.jpg
http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...t=Photo142.jpg
-a whole bunch of anacharis/elodea stems.

i dose with flourish twice weekly and flourish excel on a daily basis.

now, some of these are low-light plants. i had a plain 15-watt, 10000K strip light on there before. now i've upgraded to a 55-watt 8000K power compact. which of my plants will be severely affected by this? i realize it is fairly high lighting, going from 1 wpg to 3.4ish wpg.

jones57742 · 11-07-2007, 04:21 PM

trashion:
You did good on that tank!

Quote:

Originally Posted by trashion

now i've upgraded to a 55-watt 8000K power compact.

I cannot relate directly to the 8000K bulb but I have 260W of power compact with 3-10000K bulbs and 1-7100K bulb.

I have had anubias barteri tied to wood near the surface with a fertilizer dosing protocol similar to the one which you described.

The growth and health of the anubias barteri was astonishing.

TR

Damon · 11-08-2007, 11:51 AM

Your list seems fine plantwise. It may take 2 weeks for them to fully adapt but should have no problems from the plants themselves. Now if you are not adding co2.........................

trashion · 11-08-2007, 01:17 PM

well, i'm getting the jungle co2 fizz factory today when i go to work--i realize it's not the best, but i have no access to yeast, etc, unless i make special trips. and as a college student in a tiny dorm room who relies on buses for all transport, that's a bit out of the question. so i'm gonna pick that up today. should i use that AND the excel, or what?

Damon · 11-08-2007, 04:49 PM

Both would be fine. As far as yeast goes, every supermarket or bake shop has it.

fishbone · 11-09-2007, 11:18 AM

Don't mean to threadjack, but, is it ok to dose twice a week with Flourish? I'm always affraid of overdosing and affecting my snails and shrimp.
Also, how much of the Flourish Excel are you dosing? I also dose 1ml daily. 10 gallon, also.

trashion · 11-09-2007, 11:55 AM

about 1 ml. and it's in my 15 gallon. i haven't seen any negative effects coming from the twice-weekly doses of flourish.

Damon · 11-09-2007, 03:18 PM

Overdosing does not hurt (use common sense with the previous statement). A waterchange will remove excess at the end of the week. Many use this method (called the Estimative Index or E.I.)

11-07-2007, 03:14 PM	#1
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,408	low-light plants in high light? my tank is a 15 gallon, planted with the following species: -2 echinodorus bleheri -2 java fern -2 anubias barteri -2 anubias afzelli -3 dwarf sag [i think, they were potted in with something else. here's a link to pics: http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...t=Photo138.jpg http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b4...t=Photo142.jpg -a whole bunch of anacharis/elodea stems. i dose with flourish twice weekly and flourish excel on a daily basis. now, some of these are low-light plants. i had a plain 15-watt, 10000K strip light on there before. now i've upgraded to a 55-watt 8000K power compact. which of my plants will be severely affected by this? i realize it is fairly high lighting, going from 1 wpg to 3.4ish wpg. __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

11-08-2007, 11:51 AM	#3
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,976	Your list seems fine plantwise. It may take 2 weeks for them to fully adapt but should have no problems from the plants themselves. Now if you are not adding co2......................... __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

11-08-2007, 01:17 PM	#4
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,408	well, i'm getting the jungle co2 fizz factory today when i go to work--i realize it's not the best, but i have no access to yeast, etc, unless i make special trips. and as a college student in a tiny dorm room who relies on buses for all transport, that's a bit out of the question. so i'm gonna pick that up today. should i use that AND the excel, or what? __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

11-08-2007, 04:49 PM	#5
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,976	Both would be fine. As far as yeast goes, every supermarket or bake shop has it. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

11-09-2007, 11:18 AM	#6
fishbone Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 426	Don't mean to threadjack, but, is it ok to dose twice a week with Flourish? I'm always affraid of overdosing and affecting my snails and shrimp. Also, how much of the Flourish Excel are you dosing? I also dose 1ml daily. 10 gallon, also. __________________ My YouTube aquaria videos

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11-09-2007, 11:55 AM	#7
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,408	about 1 ml. and it's in my 15 gallon. i haven't seen any negative effects coming from the twice-weekly doses of flourish. __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

11-09-2007, 03:18 PM	#8
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,976	Overdosing does not hurt (use common sense with the previous statement). A waterchange will remove excess at the end of the week. Many use this method (called the Estimative Index or E.I.) __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

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