[dylan]

my cheato is hardly grown since i've switched over tanks im useing an 8w t5 would have thought that would have been sufficent ??

[Joey]

Ive got 2 18w compact daylight T5's which came off an old river reef and have already thinned out the stuff you gave me. Maybe try that

HTH
Joey

[dylan]

i no they work a treat it's getting the starter unit for them mate

[Joey]

you can have one of mine if you want as it still grows loads with just 1

[dylan]

may give it a go have u got the try plus bulb in there or is it a white and blue

[Joey]

it just says daylight on it. when do you want it?

[chriss]

It needs a lot more light than people reckon. The light makes it grow and as it does it takes up the nutrients, it won't grow so well by nutrients alone. I had a 55 watt cfl over mine and it grows seriously well. My new cheato tanks will have two 25 watt low energy photographic daylight lamps over each one, I've been using one over zoas, palys and some some simple lps for a couple of months and they work great.

More light and more flow.

Chris

[john h]

i had the same problem i now have a philips energy saving daylight bulb over mine and it seems to grow fine.
john.

[dave14]

This will get it growing like mad

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/45w-Energy-Saving-Da...=item2c530ff220

[dylan]

where to i get the starter for that bulb dave

[Joey]

You not want the starter and light i got? FREE

[dave14]

dylan, on May 5 2010, 08:03 PM, said:

where to i get the starter for that bulb dave

dont need a starter, just an e27 screw in lampholder, same as used in reptile heat lamps

[chriss]

These are the ones I'm using, Lindsay uses them too..

Photography Light Bulb, Trumpet Top,5500K Daylight, 35w

except in a 25w variant, they are really bright. I've tried a number of energy saving daylight bulbs and they have all been pathetic, make sure what you get really is 5500K+

Chris