Are there ANY plants that will survive in approx. 80 watts of light in a 90 gallon tank? I'm liking the look of Tetras in a low light look.
Very Low light plants?
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I have these and Java in there. The Java seems to do best. I flip on the extra lights once and again to keep them alive, but with the Tetras, the tank looks so much better with dim light to me.
Should I just leave the lights how I like them and whatever dies off I remove? Or will that ruin my water?
If the plants start to die off,take them out so they don't pollute the water.
Get some Anubius like the others suggested and see how that does.If all else fails,fill it up with java ferns.
So yeah,I would leave the light how you like it,and plant whatever will live in those conditions.
What kind of tetra do you have?
Get some Anubius like the others suggested and see how that does.If all else fails,fill it up with java ferns.
So yeah,I would leave the light how you like it,and plant whatever will live in those conditions.
What kind of tetra do you have?
I have Neons, Black Neons, Sepra and Rainbowfish. I may take the Rainbowfish out and add more variety of Tetras .
Maybe I will try my freshwater refugium idea out instead of letting them just die. How much benefit would I get out of it?
I'm not sure,but it is certainly worth a try,plus it will look cool! If you can get the plants growing,I'm sure it would help reduce nitrate at least a little.It would depend on how many plants and how fast the growth is.
When I had my saltwater fuge I just stuck a clamp on light with a 60 watt spotlight bulb shining in and the growth was out of control. I had a cutout in my cabinet so it looked like another small tank underneath, I actually had a fish in it for a while.