aquarium substrate

[severum mama]

Do you know what plants you have? You'll need to research them and read up on their lighting needs. I may be able to help you if you have pics.

[WhiteDevil]

Its either going to be mid or low light plants from FORT.

Im just not sure on what to get, I dont have a double strip now, I got a single 24" total length 18" bulb and the biggest ive seen are around 15w in the bulb section.

I am waiting on FORT to tell me what lights he uses and see if I can find them in my size.

[mgamer20o0]

yea i would go with low light and there are different kinds of low light. some super low that might live under your lights and other low light that just might not. if you look on the bulb it should tell you how many watts it is. how long is it?

[oliver moggridge]

the bulb is Aqua-glo 24"/5898cm 20W

[WhiteDevil]

Its either these medium light ones
10-12 stems of Rotala Rotundifolia (4-8" stems)
~10 trimmings of Mayaca (4-8" stems)
2-3 clumps of Blyxa Japonica
5-6 stems of Pogostemon Erectum
1 nice clump of riccia


or these low light ones
3-4 nice size clumps of crypt w
3-4 nice size java ferns with rhizome
2 golf ball size clumps of java moss
1 cutting of anubias (rhizome with 2-3 leaves)

basically I was told to do what I want, and figure since she just went out and bought 6 guppies 4 of them pregnant and a new 10g tank since mine got shattered this morning by a kid and her tantrum. So if shes keeping babies, Im getting me plants.

its a 26g bowfront tank, any insight would be helpful, trying to figure this out fast like now so I can order my stuff.

[oliver moggridge]

these are the plants that im going to keep because the other plant only has about 5 leaves right at the very top of the stem! i hope you can help with these plants?

[severum mama]

@ oliver: you seem to have a couple sword plants and some vallisneria (the grassy looking stuff) but the pic won't enlarge and it's hard for me to tell. The vals will probably be ok with the lighting you have, but the swords may not. Then again, you might get lucky... it's worth a shot.

@ WhiteDevil: definitely go for the low light package. You have a deep tank and I don't think you'll be able to grow any of the medium light plants listed without a significant lighting upgrade. You may not have enough light for the low light plants either, but it's a lot more likely to work out IMO.

[oliver moggridge]

wot imo

[WhiteDevil]

I got the low lights, but it seems EVERYONE around me uses a 6500k bulb too, 3 stores all sold out.

They are supposed to arrive friday and I cant wait. Ive already taken a few plastics out and giving them some room to move around before I go in and make some noise with the W/C and sand cleaning and planting, They are good fish, I just gotta get a net for the guppies, IM about to become a fish grandpa and I am feeding my grandfish to me angels and betta.

[severum mama]

WD: 10K bulbs are fine too. Don't worry about not being able to find 6500K immediately.