Re: Simple Grow Out Tank
Placement within the tank has nothing to do with how they'll be in a viv. They're packed in there atm, though I could put a few more in. They were bought to grow out while I work on my vivs and for possible propagation of a few plants. The tank stays very humid (my room air is very dry). I bought the light specifically for a plant rack but desiced to go with a tank when I found the used one for 55 dollars.
The plants came in looking good but started to get bad due to the humidity (especially the orchids). They're doing fine now.
BTW, I used velcro one-wrap to tie the lamps to the underside of the racks. The stuff is great. Also, the lights were a cheap no-name brand which I've found to have approximately 55-60% efficiency for the 2 lamp setups (up top) and approximately 65% efficiency for the bottom 4 lamp setup (using Kill-A-Watt). This means that 35-45% of the rated watts are not being used (you're not getting charged for them but the lamps aren't using them either so the light isn't as good). A decent ballasted fixture will do much better for light just based on its efficiency.
-Nish
Last edited by nish07; 12-06-2008 at 09:57 PM.
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