55 watts of light for 26 gallon ?

[Dukester]

I have a 26 gallon bow front tank with a 55 watt flourescent and 55
watt actinic light.

Is this 55 watt Flourescent enough for a "jungle type" (Plants that
require high light and nutrients) tank as referenced by
www.thatpetplace.com in their live plants pack. Do i have enough
light? Or do I need to change the Actinic bulb to another full
spectrum light for total of 110 watts.

is 55 ok or do i need 110? I have co2 injection by yeast method. Let
me know what you think .. thanks

[spiral_72]

55W is more than enough. 110W in a 26 gallon tank is a ridiculous
amount of light for anyone but an expert. That's over 4WPG!! The fact
that a 26 gallon tank is more shallow, allows even more light to the
substrate. Anyways...... JMO

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[js1]

On 2005-11-16, Dukester > wrote:
>
> is 55 ok or do i need 110? I have co2 injection by yeast method. Let
> me know what you think .. thanks
>

I run 65W in my 29G. It's pretty easy to manage. No CO2 in that tank,
yet. The plants I have in there don't seem to need it.


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