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Dan J.S.
May 15th 06, 04:24 PM
I received a lot of plants over the weekend. They are mostly java fern.
These plants grew crazy in a 55 gallon tank, and I put them in my 120 gallon
tank. I upgraded my lighting to a JBJ 4 x 96 watt bulbs. Do you think this
is enough light to keep these going as strong?

Mister Gardener
May 15th 06, 05:54 PM
On Mon, 15 May 2006 10:24:19 -0500, "Dan J.S." >
wrote:

>I received a lot of plants over the weekend. They are mostly java fern.
>These plants grew crazy in a 55 gallon tank, and I put them in my 120 gallon
>tank. I upgraded my lighting to a JBJ 4 x 96 watt bulbs. Do you think this
>is enough light to keep these going as strong?
>
Yes. Java ferns don't require strong lighting. If I read correctly,
you are running nearly 400 watts - at that rate you will probably need
to add plenty of ferts and CO2.

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