My take is that that 2nd piece is too big, being half out... I know it heresy, but maybe cut it in half and bury the cut end.... seems like too much out too me. I have the double bright on a ten gallon and I like it, I do get a little spotlighting, but it gives great shadows that I can tweak by moving it forward and back... nice effects for me
Plants arrived today. 3 orders of HC from GLA in the foreground, 3 orders of Hairgrass Large in the back, and some Tropica 049 in the center.
The hairgrass was so large I had to cut it in half to fit it into this 12" tall tank.
Planted and flooded immediately, dosed some excel, and got the CO2 pumping at 3-4 bubbles per second; we'll see what happens.
So I don't like the Marineland LEDs, the dark patches are very obvious.
So I ordered the 36w Archaea Clip On Light, got rid of the Marineland LED, and setup something temp until the new light arrives.
You can see a big difference in light distribution between this standard T5 bulb and those LEDs.
Yup, it's not as light green as it should be, but I'm already at 2 bubbles per second on this 11.4 gallon tank. I'm thinking it's the water output, so I ordered an eheim outspout almost 2 weeks ago and I'm patiently waiting for it to arrive.
So the Hairgrass was pulled because it was quickly outgrowing the tank.
I purchased a GLA Atomic Diffuser, WOW, It's stunning! The bubbles are so much finer than my ADA one, and for a fraction of the price.
Dwarf Hairgrass was planted in the back left/right, and some Anubias nana petite in the very center.
The HC is slowly acclimating and should hopefully spread soon.
Brown Algae started to grow on the walls/wood. It's a new tank, I've read this happens sometimes.
It wasn't hard to clean but I'm hoping to keep it under control.
The light timing has been reduced a bit, we'll see what happens.
I've always wondered how you guys keep your tanks water level so high? Wouldnt it be constantly overflowing every time you want to tamper with or add plants..?
hehe, levels, just for pics... the maintenance level is much lower, nice to have it there for viewing, siphon out the needed amount for maintenance or, only mess with it during a water change
Do a google search for "Dazs J Shape Glass Tube Bend for Aquarium Co2 Diffuser".
Select the first link, it should be for a site about a "bay". :icon_roll
You'll find a good deal on there, I've ordered a few and love them!
You don't have to deal with bending/crimping of ugly piping.
Very dramatic shots Bad luck w/ HC in most of my tanks, have a feeling they'll thrive in here though
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