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Hello everyone!
I started my aquarium in early April and it's been cycled for about a month and a half now. It currently houses a school of glowlight tetras. I only wish I'd done as much research on the plants as I did on the fish XD. Can you guys help me choose a light that is best for my ideas?
Aquarium details:
- 20 gallon long, 30x12x12 inches
- Filter: Aquaclear 30 on the low setting
- Lighting: Some sort of fluorescent bulb from PetCo that can only keep my tall plants alive, light timer set to: 10am to 6pm
- Temp: 78-80 F
- pH: 8.2
- GH and KH: I don't have the test kits but if I let a drop of water air dry on any of my faucets it leaves hard water deposits so whatever it is, it's crazy high.
- 20% weekly water changes
- Dose with Flourish twice weekly
- Substrate: Eco-complete capped with sand
- Plants: Anubias, Java fern, Java moss, micro sword, cryptocoryne wendtii, slowly dying dwarf hairgrass (not trying to carpet, btw)
Things on the way:
- DIY co2 kit (citric acid and baking soda)
- Flourish root tabs
Things I want eventually:
- Very heavily planted
- Amazon frogbit or red root floaters
- Maybe a red plant or two
I'd prefer not to spend huge amounts of money on this, $200 is pretty much my cap and lower would be appreciated. Although, if it's a cheap light but fails after 3 months I'd much rather get the more expensive option.
I started my aquarium in early April and it's been cycled for about a month and a half now. It currently houses a school of glowlight tetras. I only wish I'd done as much research on the plants as I did on the fish XD. Can you guys help me choose a light that is best for my ideas?
Aquarium details:
- 20 gallon long, 30x12x12 inches
- Filter: Aquaclear 30 on the low setting
- Lighting: Some sort of fluorescent bulb from PetCo that can only keep my tall plants alive, light timer set to: 10am to 6pm
- Temp: 78-80 F
- pH: 8.2
- GH and KH: I don't have the test kits but if I let a drop of water air dry on any of my faucets it leaves hard water deposits so whatever it is, it's crazy high.
- 20% weekly water changes
- Dose with Flourish twice weekly
- Substrate: Eco-complete capped with sand
- Plants: Anubias, Java fern, Java moss, micro sword, cryptocoryne wendtii, slowly dying dwarf hairgrass (not trying to carpet, btw)
Things on the way:
- DIY co2 kit (citric acid and baking soda)
- Flourish root tabs
Things I want eventually:
- Very heavily planted
- Amazon frogbit or red root floaters
- Maybe a red plant or two
I'd prefer not to spend huge amounts of money on this, $200 is pretty much my cap and lower would be appreciated. Although, if it's a cheap light but fails after 3 months I'd much rather get the more expensive option.