Fish load for new 5g tank

Hi..

I'm just setting up a not too bright tank 25/25/40cm
(~10/10/15") with sand, plants, wood, leafs, 7W energy
lamp, 25W heater. Relating to fish I'm thinking about 7
Ember Tetras or 7-8 Mosquito Rasboras.

How are you keeping your(s)? Filter flow y/n, water
parameters, temperature, food..?

Thanks in advance.

--
cu
Marco

Are you asking about 5 gallon tanks or Ember Tetras/Mosquito Rasboras?
I've never kept either of those fish but I do run small tanks.

For my 5 gallon tanks in general, about 20-25W of compact fluorescent
light to grow plants, 15-20gph filter flow from a nanofilter or
internal filter, temps, pH and food according to the fish, change 50%
of the water weekly.

In article .com,
Altum wrote:
Are you asking about 5 gallon tanks or Ember Tetras/Mosquito Rasboras?
I've never kept either of those fish but I do run small tanks.

For my 5 gallon tanks in general, about 20-25W of compact fluorescent
light to grow plants,

I'm addressing only the lighting issue here. By convention most people
use "watts per gallon" but I saw an intersting definition recently,
"watts per cubic foot". With "20" being the right number of watts
per cubic foot.

I like it :-)


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"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
...
In article .com,
Altum wrote:
Are you asking about 5 gallon tanks or Ember Tetras/Mosquito Rasboras?
I've never kept either of those fish but I do run small tanks.

For my 5 gallon tanks in general, about 20-25W of compact fluorescent
light to grow plants,

I'm addressing only the lighting issue here. By convention most people
use "watts per gallon" but I saw an intersting definition recently,
"watts per cubic foot". With "20" being the right number of watts
per cubic foot.

I like it :-)

I dunno. That means I need 300W on my 15cu.ft. 120g! That's more than
seven 40W tubes (get me my sunglasses, get my fish sunglasses ;~).
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I dunno. That means I need 300W on my 15cu.ft. 120g! That's more than
seven 40W tubes (get me my sunglasses, get my fish sunglasses ;~).

Why would you use small lights on a big tank? 2 x 150W MH would be just
about perfect no? Seven tubes would work though.

See what a perceft formula it is ? :-)


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"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
...
I dunno. That means I need 300W on my 15cu.ft. 120g! That's more
than
seven 40W tubes (get me my sunglasses, get my fish sunglasses ;~).

Why would you use small lights on a big tank? 2 x 150W MH would be just
about perfect no? Seven tubes would work though.

See what a perceft formula it is ? :-)


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633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net


I'm starting to think you're as crazy as I am ;~)

.... off to look at 150W metal halides
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In article ,
NetMax wrote:
"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
...
I dunno. That means I need 300W on my 15cu.ft. 120g! That's more
than
seven 40W tubes (get me my sunglasses, get my fish sunglasses ;~).

Why would you use small lights on a big tank? 2 x 150W MH would be just
about perfect no? Seven tubes would work though.

See what a perceft formula it is ? :-)


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Need Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org
Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org
1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home page: http://rs79.vrx.net
633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net


I'm starting to think you're as crazy as I am ;~)

... off to look at 150W metal halides
--
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Sometimes another point of view about the same facts yeilds
a different conclusion. :-)


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Hi..

Are you asking about 5 gallon tanks or Ember
Tetras/Mosquito Rasboras?

About fish.

I've never kept either of those
fish but I do run small tanks.

I'm familiar with small tanks.

For my 5 gallon tanks in general, about 20-25W of compact
fluorescent light to grow plants

Well, a similar tank with Corydoras pygmaeus, some Anubias,
Java Moss, Sagittaria subulata and a small Lemna is running
well with 5W. And Corydoras usually _prefer_ the twilight.

, 15-20gph filter flow
from a nanofilter or internal filter

Do Ember Tetras and_or Mosquito Rasborasthese like "standing
in floodlight" or "surfing in flowing water"..?

Thanks.
--
cu
Marco

On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 04:33:44 +0000 (UTC),
(Richard Sexton) wrote:

In article .com,
Altum wrote:
Are you asking about 5 gallon tanks or Ember Tetras/Mosquito Rasboras?
I've never kept either of those fish but I do run small tanks.

For my 5 gallon tanks in general, about 20-25W of compact fluorescent
light to grow plants,

I'm addressing only the lighting issue here. By convention most people
use "watts per gallon" but I saw an intersting definition recently,
"watts per cubic foot". With "20" being the right number of watts
per cubic foot.

I like it :-)

I've always questioned the watts per gallon rule - it seems to me that
watts per depth of water would make more sense. The watts required for
a twenty high and a twenty long would be the same by the standard
rule, but I think the plants would know the difference and respond, or
not, accordingly.

On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:30:53 -0500, "NetMax"
wrote:

"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
...
In article .com,
Altum wrote:
Are you asking about 5 gallon tanks or Ember Tetras/Mosquito Rasboras?
I've never kept either of those fish but I do run small tanks.

For my 5 gallon tanks in general, about 20-25W of compact fluorescent
light to grow plants,

I'm addressing only the lighting issue here. By convention most people
use "watts per gallon" but I saw an intersting definition recently,
"watts per cubic foot". With "20" being the right number of watts
per cubic foot.

I like it :-)

I dunno. That means I need 300W on my 15cu.ft. 120g! That's more than
seven 40W tubes (get me my sunglasses, get my fish sunglasses ;~).

Rather that sunglasses, you and your fish might need night vision
goggles to see through the algae thickened water from all that light.