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Originally posted by Triterium
I just set up a tank today. (first one I've had for 1-2 years). I have a 10,000K and 6,500K 400 watt MH. I tested the ballast with the 10K XM bulb and i really like it.
So what's the relevance of this? This will be a planted tank. Just light, power heads, heater and no plumbing. I'll try the chaeto under a 400watt 10,000K bulb and see how it goes. I'll post back if anyone is interested in the results.
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there is no doubt that you may be able to grow chaeto under more intense lights..........but what is the point? I grow it under a 20 watt bulb. 1/20th the wattage and I highly doubt it is even possible to grow it faster unless you were to dose fertilizers of some sort which.....you would not want to do in a reef aquarium. I'm not sure why you would want to use up so much electricity on a planted tank, but I wish you luck and hope everything grows with excellent results. I'm sure there are many there are many approaches to growing macro/chaeto, but these are just my experiences trying various bulbs, distances to the water, and a reef safe dosage of iron over many months and a good amount of failure. My tips are just a guideline to get started obviously and results will most likely vary depending on water conditions and tank maturity.