Hello everyone this is my first entry on my first attempt at a planted tank. I have had freshwater tanks for years and was ready to try something different. i saw a planted tank at my local fish store and thought it was pretty cool. So i looked them up on google and found this forum with all kinds of great information. So i read up on a lot of things on this forum and decided to give it a try. I just broke my tank down a couple of days ago and have worked on setting up my planted tank for the last couple of days.
Here is what i am working with right now:
48" x 12" x 21" 55 gallon
3 x 42 watt 6500K CFL
2"-3" MGOCPM w/ 2" PFS
HOT magnum canister filter
200 watt heater
Here is a link to a picture of my tank as of right now. I know it is sparsely planted but i wanted to make sure i could grow these before i bought a whole lot more. What does everyone think of my start? I don't really know what i am doing so I'm willing to listen to any comments, tips, or anything else you want to say.
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/2250/img0738mk.jpg
Here is what i am working with right now:
48" x 12" x 21" 55 gallon
3 x 42 watt 6500K CFL
2"-3" MGOCPM w/ 2" PFS
HOT magnum canister filter
200 watt heater
Here is a link to a picture of my tank as of right now. I know it is sparsely planted but i wanted to make sure i could grow these before i bought a whole lot more. What does everyone think of my start? I don't really know what i am doing so I'm willing to listen to any comments, tips, or anything else you want to say.
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/2250/img0738mk.jpg