[theericafish]

I have a ray2 over my 20l and had to raise the lights too. There's some people selling so raisers on the mart. You can also pick up some hagen glo mounts like how I use in my tank. Or the canopy option is a good idea. Hagen glo mounts with some wire(make sure you get the kind that doesn't rust) was an easy option for me.

If you get floating plants like duckweed or salvinia minima you can also reduce the light that way. I would suggest salvinia because its a bit easier to control vs duckweed which kind of takes over.

 

[theericafish]

I just took a look at your journal. Amazing tanks! where did you get your raisers from? that's a pretty neat idea and it looks great too!

I got them at my local fish store but these are the ones:

http://ca-en.hagen.com/Aquatic/Lighting/DIY-Lighting-Systems/A3915

Then I used aluminum 3/32" wire and bent it and slid it into the slots that the fixtures normal legs fit into.

The whole setup should be under 20$.

Other options are stuff like this:

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=530218&highlight=finnex+acrylic

You can also use the same idea to make a hanging kit like these:

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=197311

Also thanks for the compliment Stands looking great btw!

 

[theericafish]

The filter should be fine. Generally you want some kind of waving with the plants but not tornadoish waving. After time the filter will build up gunk inside and this lessens the flow somewhat until cleaning time.

Fluval sells little intake sponge covers for about 2$ and I use them on all my filters. Keeps a lot of the big particles out of the filter itself and makes the need for canister cleaning take a lot longer. Just have to pull off the sponge squeeze it out in some dechlorinated water and done.

I used to run a 2211 on my 20l before the 2213 and the 2211 wasn't enough.

 

[theericafish]

If you want to save some money you can always make the diy system yourself. You can use gatorade bottles or 2liters, cut holes in the top and make the mixtures yourself.

Theres a lot of different ways to do it..

Diy co2