Hi all... I've been looking at some 125 gal tanks, (which is definately larger than anything I've ever tried) and I'm kind of worried about how deep/tall they all are.
I used to have several planted tanks going and only ran into some less than "enthusiastic" plant growth when the tanks were over 18" (mind you this was some years ago & flourescents were kind of the only reasonable choice).
I finally shut my tanks down when I got into work that had me on the road for sometimes months at a time. It got to be too awful to come home to sickly looking tanks due to rather spotty "tank caregivers".
Now I'm home full time & looking at the "new" lighting rigs on offer. LED lights would make a lot of sense in terms of less heat output & less power comsumption, if only they were also good grow lights.
I used to have several planted tanks going and only ran into some less than "enthusiastic" plant growth when the tanks were over 18" (mind you this was some years ago & flourescents were kind of the only reasonable choice).
I finally shut my tanks down when I got into work that had me on the road for sometimes months at a time. It got to be too awful to come home to sickly looking tanks due to rather spotty "tank caregivers".
Now I'm home full time & looking at the "new" lighting rigs on offer. LED lights would make a lot of sense in terms of less heat output & less power comsumption, if only they were also good grow lights.