I have done a little research on both LED and T5's and I would like to hear some input from you guys about what kind of lighting would be reccomended.
I have a 20 gallon long tank right now with all low lighting plants but I would like to be able to keep medium to medium high light plants. Right now I have several types of Crypts, Anubias, Vals and Java Fern. I would like to keep the Anubias, Vals and Java Fern but I could go either way with the Crypts.
The front of the tank has 10 inches from top of the tank and the back is 9 inches from the top of the tank. It's a pretty shallow tank so I am wondering if it is pointless to get something like 4xt5 bulb set up. I just set up the Co2 kit and it puts out roughly 2 bubbles in 3-4 seconds. I would like to grow riccia or glossostigma on the bottom or some other kind of carpet plant to fill the whole front of the tank. I don't have a ton of money to dump into lighting either so DIY is always an option. Any suggestions?
I have a 20 gallon long tank right now with all low lighting plants but I would like to be able to keep medium to medium high light plants. Right now I have several types of Crypts, Anubias, Vals and Java Fern. I would like to keep the Anubias, Vals and Java Fern but I could go either way with the Crypts.
The front of the tank has 10 inches from top of the tank and the back is 9 inches from the top of the tank. It's a pretty shallow tank so I am wondering if it is pointless to get something like 4xt5 bulb set up. I just set up the Co2 kit and it puts out roughly 2 bubbles in 3-4 seconds. I would like to grow riccia or glossostigma on the bottom or some other kind of carpet plant to fill the whole front of the tank. I don't have a ton of money to dump into lighting either so DIY is always an option. Any suggestions?