I have been reading you guys for the past few months and decided that I was done with the theory and that it was time to "take a dive"!
Here is what my setup looks like so far :
Tank = 20G high (24" x 16" x 14")
Lightning = Twin t8 15w (1 x lifeglo 6700k 15w and 1 x floraglo 2800k 15w), "underhood" so pretty close to water. 6 hours with timer to start
Filtration = Aquaclear 30 (media = 1 x foam + 1 x carbon + 1 x biomax) (i read I should get rid of the carbon and replace by either purigen or 2nd foam)
Substrate = ~2 - 2.5in flourite dark
Water temperature = 24
Plants so far : (very limited choice at the LFS... Mostly midground/background plants. Plus none of their plants had ID so I had to guess myself since the salesguy didn't know either...)
- Amazon sword
- Brazilian waterweed (egera densa)
- Valisneria (2 variety I think straight and giant)
- Anubia
- Java fern (not sure about this one. The salesguy told me this was java fern but I have my doubts... I'll post pics later if you can help with ID)
Plants planning to add :
- Java moss (no supplier around here...)
Tank is still cycling (day 3) so I'm trying to find some shrimps (cherry red or amano) to add in the meanwhile.
Here is first pic of the work so far :
Here are some question I have so far :
- is my lighning going to be alright for low light? or is it too much?
- Should I add nutrient now or wait?
- is seachem flourish comprehensive a good pick for nutrient (I believe it's micro and trace) or should I look into something else especially for macro?
Thanks in advance for your help and congrats on the great community! This forum is an precious source of info and knowledge!
Here is what my setup looks like so far :
Tank = 20G high (24" x 16" x 14")
Lightning = Twin t8 15w (1 x lifeglo 6700k 15w and 1 x floraglo 2800k 15w), "underhood" so pretty close to water. 6 hours with timer to start
Filtration = Aquaclear 30 (media = 1 x foam + 1 x carbon + 1 x biomax) (i read I should get rid of the carbon and replace by either purigen or 2nd foam)
Substrate = ~2 - 2.5in flourite dark
Water temperature = 24
Plants so far : (very limited choice at the LFS... Mostly midground/background plants. Plus none of their plants had ID so I had to guess myself since the salesguy didn't know either...)
- Amazon sword
- Brazilian waterweed (egera densa)
- Valisneria (2 variety I think straight and giant)
- Anubia
- Java fern (not sure about this one. The salesguy told me this was java fern but I have my doubts... I'll post pics later if you can help with ID)
Plants planning to add :
- Java moss (no supplier around here...)
Tank is still cycling (day 3) so I'm trying to find some shrimps (cherry red or amano) to add in the meanwhile.
Here is first pic of the work so far :

Here are some question I have so far :
- is my lighning going to be alright for low light? or is it too much?
- Should I add nutrient now or wait?
- is seachem flourish comprehensive a good pick for nutrient (I believe it's micro and trace) or should I look into something else especially for macro?
Thanks in advance for your help and congrats on the great community! This forum is an precious source of info and knowledge!