Rate My Fish Tank

Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:40 pm GMT   Reply      

Hi everybody

i like to know what is the ideal height for planted tank, i mean the distance between the substrate and light

thanks

Tue Sep 22, 2009 2:44 pm GMT   Reply      

I'd say it depends on how bright your lights are and what kind of plants you want. Light doesn't travel through water as well as through air, so the deeper the water, the brighter your lights will need to be.

Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:42 am GMT   Reply      

also depends on the plant. jungle valisinaria and amazon sword will outgrow your standard 10gal easily. 18" is a good medium for most plants I think.

the amazon sword I had in this tank when the picture was taken was outgrowing it. It's a 16gal bowfront roughly 18" high.

Sun Oct 11, 2009 4:32 am GMT   Reply      

My 80 gallon is about 21-23" tall and my plants still want to grow right out the top.

Z