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I was just curious to see on these forums, what is the most popular plants we seem to have? Do we have a favourite?

Do you know if the lights a HO T5, or just T5?

haha your on to it Im thinking about buying a Rio 240... !!!!

Heya, i was thinking about buying the same tank you have What do you think of it? other than about the plants , is it easy to clean and how is the water quality? My biggest concern was the lighting tho... Would you be able to grow hair grass or glosso? or some of the other light demanding plant?

Ok guys, so i am off today to buy stuff $128 for the fixture to fix the size of my tank lol Apparently its $50 a bulb , for HO T5 lighting, im looking for 18k and 10k? and if my budget doesnt reach 6500K? and i will also get some plants

hahahaha thats ma bad Ok so i would go for the 24Watts one?

Sam i really like your tank, A shame about the water Where did you buy the plants?

urmmm 4 foot light? I assumed that i could just buy a 54W light for the size of my tank lol I guess i was wrong

YEa i know right! its the 54W one I was expecting quite a bit more

How do you cut it?

So i have been out, and Hutt pets has the fixture for $160

1+ Same here, well 17 but ya

Hutt pets have the 130s on sale for $999 I was thinking about getting it

oh really? Try the link on the auction, it sends a page of the benefits of LED lighting, http://www.mainlyelectronics.co.nz/ledblue.htm " You can just use all blue led's at start for straight vegetative growth and Start adding reds when you want to start flowering or budding " I had also read from : http://www.aquatic-eden.com/2009/10/led ... art-2.html " LEDs can produce exactly the wavelength of light needed by plants. There are very specific wavelenghts that plants use for photosynthesis, and if you didn't care much about how the planted tank looked to the human eye, you could buy LEDs that only emitted these wavelenghts. "

What about LED lighting? i found this guy selling it on Trademe, but dont know much about the technology http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pets-animals/Fish/Lights-lamps/auction-272822655.htm

Not sure. What about budget = patience What cost would i be looking at? *Lighting unit - 54Watt system? $X *2 bulbs 10k , 18k $60 ea *2 reflectors $X *Flourish comprehensive $X What kinda discount would the Aquafun day sale have on these items ?

When is the Next Aqua fun day? do you think i should wait for that to buy the things i need?

What are u growing? 6500k can be brought from wholesalers i think

ooooohhh tension hahaha So Does that mean 6500 is good for plants? cas there also cheaper Thanks for the offer phoenix, next time im up ill give u a call I dont usually go their tho Why dont you just bring ur tanks to welly? :lol:

Oh ok cool. I would go for 10k & 18K combo then, But what about the 6500?

Thanks Sam, Can you buy 18k bulbs from Lighting wholesalers? I was thinking about doing one of each, its better to do so right? Have you ever used that particular lighting system ? I havent been able to find any reviews on it..

hahah Yea you! i love ur planted tank, its beautiful Its good to hear i can get most of the plants here in NZ If im using Excel, would i still need CO2? Also what kelvin rating should i be going for? 10 000k ?

Heya, I would like to grow lots of things haha but im not sure what i can actually get in NZ. So i googled and heres a list of my likes Cardamine lyrata http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/myPlantsImage.php?n=459_100_0344.jpg Anubias minima http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/myPlantsImage.php?n=86_main.jpg Bacopa Caroliniana http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/myPlantsImage.php?n=254_bacopa.jpg Amazon Sword Elocharis acicularis? Not sure if i can keep with Corys.. http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/myPlantsImage.php?n=122_dwarfhairgrass.jpg Glossostigma elatinoides Goes with out saying .. personal favourite. Rotala sp. 'wallichii' - not sure? Hydrocotyle leucocephala - already in tank Hygrophila Corymbosa var Compact http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/myPlantsImage.php?n=95_Hygrophila_Corymbosa_var_Compact.jpg RED!!! - Myriophyllum tuberculatum Pogostemon stellatus http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/myPlantsImage.php?n=124_65.jpg Im looking for like a really nice mixture of textures and color, http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/myPlantsImage.php?n=124_65.jpg There is also a guy on the forums, cant remember his name, but he has lovely tanks as well, think he said he works in Animates palmy?

Heya all, i was talking to Less from Animates yesterday and he had a cool solution to my low lighting problem I currently have a Blue Planet 140L check it out here : http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=43693 My lighting is a total of 26 T5 Watts but even with reflectors the depth of the tank makes them weak. I want to have lush plant growth, and grow all the light needy plants :DDD So Solution! :bounce: 1.Remove the current lighting, easy enough as it is all unscrewable. 2. Buy http://www.hollywoodfishfarm.co.nz/product_detail.php?id=1910 3. Get 10000k? lights from a wholesaler? 4. Buy reflectors which will screw into the lid, and then clip the tubes into them. 5. Plants !!!! Already have excel. Buy Seachem Flourish. So i should end up with like 108 Watts of HO T5 lighting with reflectors hopefully doubling the lighting Question, Has anyone used the Hagen lighting system? And is there something im forgetting? or have missed out, likely i have so please point me in the right way