Archivarium 2004

[LOgan SLOgan]

will java moss or dwarf hairgrass grow in a 20 watt light in a 75g tank (I dought the hair grass) and if it had a emporer 400

[Fome]

java moss would probably survive.

hairgrass would likely die.

[blake]

if you want plants I would find a 2 bulb flourescent light ficture at a thrift store or yard sale 3-4 dollars you post to much ask some of you qeustions on your post already started in each section instead of a new post for each qeustion

[LOgan SLOgan]

thanks and ill try and post less then I do now

[Darkblade48]

I doubt either would "grow", and the Moss might not even survive.

We're talking 0.26 wpg, which is...not even considered low light.

The moss would probably need closer 1 wpg before it'd actually thrive, but then again, I've heard stories of people having Java Moss grow in a bucket in their basement with only ambient ceiling lighting

[Rex Grigg]

The hair grass is going to need in the range of 2.5-3.0 wpg on your tank to GROW. The Java Moss might survive and might even grow albeit very, very slowly.
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[@-McP]

how do you see your fish in that tank? are you sure you didn't mean 75 litres. 20 watts is only a 24" NO bulb IIRC. did you buy this tank and lighting seperate?

[LOgan SLOgan]

yes the tank is 75gallons but I didn't have enough money so what the heck it covers half the tank oh and if I did get light for half the tank would the moss grow in half the tank (that was good enough for it)? I don't really get that plant thing

[@-McP]

personally id just save money and upgrade the lighting to around 1.5 wpg but java moss is pretty hardy it could work out.

[LOgan SLOgan]

would that be good enough for java fern two? because I am thinking of gettin lights good enough for the hole tank. and will it live with a emperer 400? if I were going to buy plants witch would I buy first java moss, java fern or D sagittarial.