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Originally Posted by FrostyNYC
I'm skeptical whether 15 watts of light over your 10 gallon is going to be enough to grow much. I probably wouldnt dose ferts initially, especially if you're going to have a high bioload once you get fish, since you're going to have slow growth with that lighting. If you do dose, I'd do it lightly with NPK and micros.
Make sure you didnt bury that java fern rhizome in the substrate. The rhizome should be above, with the roots below... I couldnt tell from that picture. Also, my guess is that that's dwarf sag, not vallisneria. I saw the close up pics in another post of yours.
Overall, I like it. It's really interesting and unique.  Nice and creative. It'd be nice to get a couple of interesting cryptocorne species, especially with some bronze leaves. |
Ya, I'm not sure about the light either. I'm prepared to replace it if needed. I'm looking at the Nova Extreme 2x20w T5 strip. I tried Home Depot and the other hardware stores and couldn't find any suitable desk lamps or otherwise. Heck, I could hardly find a 20" T8 bulb of kinda suitable Kelvin!
There already are fish in the tank - 8 Harlequin Rasboras. A Betta soon to come...I don't think that is a high bio-load? Full, but not high?
Oh, thanks for the tip on the Java Fern...I have the rhizome buried! I'll go dig it out right now.
The problem with plants is that I can't find any!!! Of the 5 LFSs in the area, there is only about 20 different species of plants to choose from, and only one of the stores has semi-healthy looking plants.
I didn't see any Cryptos or mosses when I was out and about today.
Thanks for your comments!