Hello, hoping for some advice...
I have a 210g partially high tech (dropping pH 0.5) planted setup (avoiding hard to grow plants and don't want to do a lot of trimming).
Using this LED lighting setup: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3PCS-Fresh...-36-60-Tropical-Fish-Plant-Tank-/332619504046
Always had slighted green tinted water and it makes me crazy. I'm addressing all other potential factors, i.e. cleaning filters, water changes, appropriate sized feedings, etc....but want to eliminate lighting as the issue, as much as possible.
The tank sits near a window and get's indirect sunlight (not much I can do about that). The tank is 30" deep, so I feel compelled to turn the lights up to 100% in order to get the necessary par to the foreground plants.
My process has been: Lights at 20% from 1p-5p (4hrs) for some light and general viewing and 100% from 5-9p (4hrs) for aesthetics and provide adequate light for foreground.
If I want to cut the light back, in order to eliminate green water, what is the shortest light cycle you would recommend? Thinking of doing 5hrs at 100% and that's it?
.......and as Im typing this, thinking that there are so many factors to the equation, I probably just need to experiment?
Thanks for any help
I have a 210g partially high tech (dropping pH 0.5) planted setup (avoiding hard to grow plants and don't want to do a lot of trimming).
Using this LED lighting setup: https://www.ebay.com/itm/3PCS-Fresh...-36-60-Tropical-Fish-Plant-Tank-/332619504046
Always had slighted green tinted water and it makes me crazy. I'm addressing all other potential factors, i.e. cleaning filters, water changes, appropriate sized feedings, etc....but want to eliminate lighting as the issue, as much as possible.
The tank sits near a window and get's indirect sunlight (not much I can do about that). The tank is 30" deep, so I feel compelled to turn the lights up to 100% in order to get the necessary par to the foreground plants.
My process has been: Lights at 20% from 1p-5p (4hrs) for some light and general viewing and 100% from 5-9p (4hrs) for aesthetics and provide adequate light for foreground.
If I want to cut the light back, in order to eliminate green water, what is the shortest light cycle you would recommend? Thinking of doing 5hrs at 100% and that's it?
.......and as Im typing this, thinking that there are so many factors to the equation, I probably just need to experiment?
Thanks for any help