Keeping live plants?

[eryoung]

Hello,

My question is how many hours of
light do you recommend to keep live plants? I have a 55 gallon freshwater
tank and just purchased a dual light to go along with my single strip light.
That will give me 120 watts, I replaced the stock bulbs with power glows and
took out the carbon in my eheim because I read that carbon can take out the
nutrients in the water for the live plants. I am keeping community fish
(oldest fish is a 8 year old Striped Raphael)

Thank you for your advice
Eddie

[Dinky]

"eryoung" > wrote in message
news:r1fWb.268179$I06.2865118@attbi_s01...
> Hello,
>
> My question is how many hours of
> light do you recommend to keep live plants? I have a 55 gallon freshwater
> tank and just purchased a dual light to go along with my single strip
light.
> That will give me 120 watts, I replaced the stock bulbs with power glows
and
> took out the carbon in my eheim because I read that carbon can take out
the
> nutrients in the water for the live plants. I am keeping community fish
> (oldest fish is a 8 year old Striped Raphael)
>
> Thank you for your advice
> Eddie
>
>

First, sub to rec.aquaria.freshwter.plants
Then, read: http://faq.thekrib.com/plant.html

The lighting you have may be sufficient for some plants, but it's not quite
that simple, unfortunately.

[NetMax]

"Dinky" > wrote in message
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>
> "eryoung" > wrote in message
> news:r1fWb.268179$I06.2865118@attbi_s01...
> > Hello,
> >
> > My question is how many hours
of
> > light do you recommend to keep live plants? I have a 55 gallon
freshwater
> > tank and just purchased a dual light to go along with my single strip
> light.
> > That will give me 120 watts, I replaced the stock bulbs with power
glows
> and
> > took out the carbon in my eheim because I read that carbon can take
out
> the
> > nutrients in the water for the live plants. I am keeping community
fish
> > (oldest fish is a 8 year old Striped Raphael)
> >
> > Thank you for your advice
> > Eddie
> >
> >
>
> First, sub to rec.aquaria.freshwter.plants
> Then, read: http://faq.thekrib.com/plant.html
>
> The lighting you have may be sufficient for some plants, but it's not
quite
> that simple, unfortunately.

Start with 12 hours a day and fine tune it. Do build your Raphael a nice
dark cave to move into.

NetMax

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Most people opt for 8-12 hours of lighting

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On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 00:52:39 GMT, "eryoung" >
wrote:

>Hello,
>
> My question is how many hours of
>light do you recommend to keep live plants? I have a 55 gallon freshwater
>tank and just purchased a dual light to go along with my single strip light.
>That will give me 120 watts, I replaced the stock bulbs with power glows and
>took out the carbon in my eheim because I read that carbon can take out the
>nutrients in the water for the live plants. I am keeping community fish
>(oldest fish is a 8 year old Striped Raphael)
>
>Thank you for your advice
>Eddie
>