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Lighting of Planted Aquaria by: Grant Gussie, The Calquarium, Apr 2000 In the last decade there has been a move in the North American aquarium hobby to create display aquaria with considerably lusher, thicker, more vibrant plant growth than was ever seen before. Light: Part 2 by: Grant Gussie, The Calquarium, May 1999 A useful rule of thumb is that for a planted freshwater aquarium of one of the standard dimensions the minimum amount of lighting required is 0.5 watts of fluorescent tubes per every liter of tank capacity. Light: Part 1 by: Grant Gussie, The Calquarium, Apr 1999 In this series of articles, I would like to introduce the theoretical and practical aspects of light in the aquarium. How much do you need? Of what kind? From what source?
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