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Old December 9th, 2009, 11:37 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Nymsley View Post
256 watts is more than enough already (unless your tank is extraordinarily deep). I would actually lower the wattage if it was my tank. With such high light levels, you'll have be spot on with your CO2 and fertilization regiment for proper growth and to fend off algae. Speaking of 'spot on', yeast systems are not exactly consistent and you may have to use multiple bottles for a tank of that size.

In addition, Emperor filters are notorious for off gassing CO2 mostly because of their bio-wheels.

How long will your photoperiod be?
About 10 hours. I was considering 2 but I was told from afew seperate sources that I would only need 1.
It's not a problem to take the bio wheels off either. How much lower should I go with the lights to be able to still grow med. to high light plants. And should I use something like SeaChem Excel to supplement the Co2 and carbon?
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