Yet another lighting question...?

[insomniaclush]

Re: Yet another lighting question...?

OMG really!!  lol
I've never seen or heard of that!
The larger one goes crazy during feeding time
the other two cleaned all the algea in that tank.

[Hanson77]

Re: Yet another lighting question...?

My issue may have come from keeping the tank too clean and not letting enough algae grow to keep them fed.  But I had a pair that knocked out close to $100 worth of various African and South American cichlids in the various tanks.  I would check the tank in morning and one by one they would take out the smaller juveniles.  All you would find would be the carcass hidden under a rock or something.  Removed the Plecos and everyone seemed to be ok.

[insomniaclush]

Re: Yet another lighting question...?

i'll definitely remember that!!

[geoff_tropheus]

Re: Yet another lighting question...?

Attack of the Killer Plecos! hmm... I have herd of suicidal ones that go right out the back but killers?

[mpomfret]

Re: Yet another lighting question...?

Hi all.  I'm new to Houston Fishbox.

I've been preparing to set up a 75 gal tank probably with South American cichlids and would like to include live plants.  So I have been looking around for lighting.  I came across these lights:  FullSpectrumSolutions

They are not specifically for aquariums, but are rated at 5900K and 94+ CRI. Has anyone out there used something similar ?  What's a good ballpark number for total wattage for a 75gal ?

Matt

[eklikewhoa]

Re: Yet another lighting question...?

With those lamps you lose a lot of light through restrike and through the design of it.

I would probably rather look into some std. fluorescent shop light vs. those.

[insomniaclush]

Re: Yet another lighting question...?

Hi all.  I'm new to Houston Fishbox.

I've been preparing to set up a 75 gal tank probably with South American cichlids and would like to include live plants.  

Matt

Try planting some lowlight plants such as ferns & anubias. Cichlids will up root and pick @ almost any plant in there aquarium
I've had luck w/ ferns, anubias being tied to wood and rock and being left alone by my fish.