Brandon Everett's Blog – January 2013 Archive (3)

Acclimating new lighting...?

Hi all,

So a few weeks ago I "upgraded" my tank light from a single 32W T8 bulb to a four bulb fixture adding to a total of 128 W. it's a 55 gallon tank. The sudden change in lighting caused an algae bloom and I honestly haven't seen great improvements in my plants due to the lighting. I've been converted to dirt for over a month by the way. So I have great substrate and nutrients.

Anyway, I think I'm going to go back to my old light. A single T8 bulb. I think it'll be plenty… Continue

Added by Brandon Everett on January 17, 2013 at 12:09am — No Comments

Anyone ever kept broad leaf sagittaria? Or Brazillian pennywort?

Hello, today I went out to find some more plants for my dirted tank. I bought some broad leaf sag and a brazillian pennywort.
I have some dwarf sag in my tank now. Is the broad leaf much different beside leaf shape and color?
Also any info on pennywort would be cool. I planted it in the mid ground of my tank in front of a vertical piece of driftwood. Anyone ever kept this plant before have any info on it?
Thanks all!

Added by Brandon Everett on January 12, 2013 at 8:03pm — 1 Comment

Algae bloom in dirted tank:(

Hi everyone,

Well as you read I have an algae bloom...green water:(

My tank isn't too new. I converted my tank to dirt a month ago and all is going good. All water parameters are great, fish are great. Plants are reproducing and growing like crazy. I recently updated my lighting, I had only 32 watts on my 55 gallon. Less than 1 watt per gallon. The bulb was a florasun bulb 6500 K.

Now I have 128 watts over the tank and has been for roughly a week. And of course the lighting… Continue

Added by Brandon Everett on January 8, 2013 at 5:42pm — 3 Comments