Looking into getting a 20L...need help

dr3ww3rd · 03-17-2013, 10:21 PM

Like the title says I am thinking about starting another shrimp tank but this time I want to do a 20 long. My main question is what are the best choices for lighting? I WANT LOW TECH. No co2 and no ferts but still heavily planted. I figured with so many people out there with 20 long shrimp tanks this would be the best place to post. I plan on running 2 of the ATI pro ii sponge filters although I could get a 3rd if need be. I am going to be using new Amazonia substrate. I am not quite ready to get everything, I'm just trying to plan ahead. Also I'm not trying to spend a fortune on the lighting. I want enough light to grow stem plants, moss, and your other typical aquarium plants but not so much light I have algae issues. Thanks for any and all help

assasin6547 · 03-17-2013, 10:24 PM

Hey, that's what I'm doing!

I plan on doing one sponge filter and one AC30 HOB.
Lighting - FugeRay

freph · 03-17-2013, 10:31 PM

Fugeray sounds fine for lighting as long as you raise it some. A single T5 (regular output, not HO) is fine too for low light.

Nubster · 03-17-2013, 11:12 PM

A couple 13w CLF spiral bulbs work well too.

dr3ww3rd · 03-17-2013, 11:14 PM

I have a 20 gallon high that's about 15 years old. I have the fluorescent light that came with it. Obviously it's a little shorter but with a glass top would that light work?

**sbarbee54** · 03-18-2013, 12:56 AM

Fugeray, IMO I wish I would have bought a bunch of these for all my tanks...

dr3ww3rd · 03-18-2013, 02:09 PM

So if I got the fugeray would I have to hang it or could I set it directly ontop of the tank?

Lia · 03-18-2013, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dr3ww3rd

Like the title says I am thinking about starting another shrimp tank but this time I want to do a 20 long. My main question is what are the best choices for lighting? I WANT LOW TECH. No co2 and no ferts but still heavily planted. I figured with so many people out there with 20 long shrimp tanks this would be the best place to post. I plan on running 2 of the ATI pro ii sponge filters although I could get a 3rd if need be. I am going to be using new Amazonia substrate. I am not quite ready to get everything, I'm just trying to plan ahead. Also I'm not trying to spend a fortune on the lighting. I want enough light to grow stem plants, moss, and your other typical aquarium plants but not so much light I have algae issues. Thanks for any and all help

I have a 20 long lit with 13 watt CFL bulb and nice and bright other than 2 inches on both sides but you could use a higher watt bulb or hang it lower.

This was pic before I set it up.

Lia · 03-18-2013, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbarbee54

Fugeray, IMO I wish I would have bought a bunch of these for all my tanks...

I looked into led and heard great things about fugeray but I did not want blue light and it had more blue than I wanted.

somewhatshocked · 03-18-2013, 11:32 PM

Fugeray lighting isn't blue unless you turn on the blue moonlights.

Though, for a 20gal long, there are cheaper LED options.

You could even get a new Aqueon modular LED fixture if you want to be low light. Those are cheap.

fr0sty · 03-19-2013, 01:08 AM

There probably are cheaper options out there, but I got the fugeray for my tank and I love it!

Mine's low-tech-ish... I am dosing some flourish excel daily and micros 3x a week until the plants grow out a bit, but other than that, pretty low-tech.

Jeffkol · 03-19-2013, 03:18 AM

When people talk about 20L aquariums what do they mean? 20 liters long tank? Or 20 gallon long tank? Or what? I have looked almost everywhere and I cannot seem to find out what they really are! Thanks!
P.S. not trying to hijack your thread(:

**MABJ** · 03-19-2013, 03:23 AM

They mean 20 Gallons long lol.

randyl · 03-19-2013, 03:44 AM

Hi, Fr0sty, how long have you had that light on the tank? Any issue with algae? I'm thinking to get some for my 20G/Ls, but not sure to get FugeRay or the DS II. (for 24" long ones, only 5 w difference)

Quote:

Originally Posted by fr0sty

There probably are cheaper options out there, but I got the fugeray for my tank and I love it!

Mine's low-tech-ish... I am dosing some flourish excel daily and micros 3x a week until the plants grow out a bit, but other than that, pretty low-tech.

Lia · 03-19-2013, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by somewhatshocked

Fugeray lighting isn't blue unless you turn on the blue moonlights.

Though, for a 20gal long, there are cheaper LED options.

You could even get a new Aqueon modular LED fixture if you want to be low light. Those are cheap.

What I should have said is that I did not like that I would lose light due to blue leds which I would never use.

I wonder why they dont make them without blue .

03-17-2013, 10:21 PM	#1
dr3ww3rd Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: NC Posts: 201	Looking into getting a 20L...need help Like the title says I am thinking about starting another shrimp tank but this time I want to do a 20 long. My main question is what are the best choices for lighting? I WANT LOW TECH. No co2 and no ferts but still heavily planted. I figured with so many people out there with 20 long shrimp tanks this would be the best place to post. I plan on running 2 of the ATI pro ii sponge filters although I could get a 3rd if need be. I am going to be using new Amazonia substrate. I am not quite ready to get everything, I'm just trying to plan ahead. Also I'm not trying to spend a fortune on the lighting. I want enough light to grow stem plants, moss, and your other typical aquarium plants but not so much light I have algae issues. Thanks for any and all help

03-17-2013, 10:24 PM	#2
assasin6547 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Broomfield, CO Posts: 592	Hey, that's what I'm doing! I plan on doing one sponge filter and one AC30 HOB. Lighting - FugeRay __________________ How I feel about non-planted aquariums.

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freph Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 2,113	Fugeray sounds fine for lighting as long as you raise it some. A single T5 (regular output, not HO) is fine too for low light. __________________ 20L - Mini M

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03-17-2013, 11:14 PM	#5
dr3ww3rd Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: NC Posts: 201	I have a 20 gallon high that's about 15 years old. I have the fluorescent light that came with it. Obviously it's a little shorter but with a glass top would that light work?

03-18-2013, 02:09 PM	#7
dr3ww3rd Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: NC Posts: 201	So if I got the fugeray would I have to hang it or could I set it directly ontop of the tank?

03-18-2013, 11:32 PM	#10
somewhatshocked Obsessed? Maybe (View User Tanks) PTrader: (262/100%) Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,661	Fugeray lighting isn't blue unless you turn on the blue moonlights. Though, for a 20gal long, there are cheaper LED options. You could even get a new Aqueon modular LED fixture if you want to be low light. Those are cheap. __________________ 12gal Long \| 20L Shrimp Tanks \| 3gal Longs \| 10gal \| 45-F \| 5.5gal Tigers \| 20cm Cubes

03-19-2013, 01:08 AM	#11
fr0sty Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (13/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: North/Central NJ Posts: 69	There probably are cheaper options out there, but I got the fugeray for my tank and I love it! Mine's low-tech-ish... I am dosing some flourish excel daily and micros 3x a week until the plants grow out a bit, but other than that, pretty low-tech.

03-19-2013, 03:18 AM	#12
Jeffkol Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: South Dakota Posts: 113	Looking into getting a 20L...need help When people talk about 20L aquariums what do they mean? 20 liters long tank? Or 20 gallon long tank? Or what? I have looked almost everywhere and I cannot seem to find out what they really are! Thanks! P.S. not trying to hijack your thread(:

03-19-2013, 03:23 AM	#13
MABJ Invert Warrior (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NY Posts: 3,125	Looking into getting a 20L...need help They mean 20 Gallons long lol. __________________ Check out my tanks: Mark's Almost ADA \|18" Long DBP Tank \|10" Tall CRS Spec \| .5 Gallon cube \| Wabi-Kusa Thread \| New to shrimp? Need help? Check out these threads: \|Essential tools to buy\|List of inverts\|Sage advice\| Mark A Belcher Junior, A proud member: DBP Club

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