Lighting?! Im overwhelmed...
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daileene
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t5ho will be a high light...so you could pretty much grow any plants, but that means CO2. I don't know any good brands, the experts will chime in here, I am pretty sure soon.
mfdrookie516
Aquarium Free - 2+ Years
Fish don't care. Plants do. Do you want low light, low tech, or high light, high tech? I've done low light and didn't enjoy it much. The plants grew slowly and I was very limited. Now that I have a nice fixture and pressurized co2, it is already very rewarding.
mfdrookie516
Aquarium Free - 2+ Years
It's not really all that high tech. It took me a little research and several conversations with fort384 to get it all figured out, but now I think I understand it pretty well.
Basically, it just involves pressurized co2 and a good T5HO (or other) fixture. It's not all that expensive really, and MUCH MUCH easier than DIY co2. It's also cheaper in the long run. This gives you tons of possibilities as far as plants go.
Basically, it just involves pressurized co2 and a good T5HO (or other) fixture. It's not all that expensive really, and MUCH MUCH easier than DIY co2. It's also cheaper in the long run. This gives you tons of possibilities as far as plants go.
mfdrookie516
Aquarium Free - 2+ Years
You can read through my 40 breeder journal for some, what i consider to be, excellent info from some people who helped me set mine up. I have a 2x39w T5HO from fishneedit.com. They're probably the cheapest fixtures you can find, and I have yet to read a bad review on them. Mine's been on the tank for almost 2 weeks and I have nothing bad to say about it. I even ordered 2 more for another tank I'm setting up (the 125g).
mfdrookie516
Aquarium Free - 2+ Years
Pea gravel will work... not ideal, but doable. If you're going to go all out and do everything the right way, sand or some kind of plant substrate would probably be a good idea.
mfdrookie516
Aquarium Free - 2+ Years
I think it would be fine... Only problem I see would be having to do a gravel vac. Gravel lets gunk get down in it. Sand keeps it on top. Don't have to worry about uprooting plants with sand because you don't have to dig down in it to get it clean.
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