Best screw in cfls?!! (Or other cheap lighting)

[Tacos377]

Haha thanks guys! When I get the excel should I take the carbon out of my power filter? Or leave it?

 

[Coursair]

Haha thanks guys! When I get the excel should I take the carbon out of my power filter? Or leave it?

You can leave it

 

[Tacos377]

Cool thanks. I'll probably get dry ferts soon too.

 

[Tacos377]

Anybody have a favorite dry fertilizer?

 

[Billbug68]

Green fert pack from greenleafaquariums.com

 

[Coursair]

I buy from hobbyists on TPT.

 

[Tacos377]

Cool. Thanks everyone!!! Just dosed excel for the first time and screwed the new lights in.

 

[Tacos377]

Hey everyone I have a dilemma. So the first lights that were 20 watt color max bulbs by coralife came in today after I canceled them lol. I screwed them in and they actually fit. I also checked my hoods wattage capacity and it all checks out. I still have 2 10 watt zoo med day lights that I was originally going to use. Which ones should I take back and which should I use? Again it's a 10 gallon tank and I'm growing guppy grass, red crypts, and java fern.

 

[Coursair]

Hey everyone I have a dilemma. So the first lights that were 20 watt color max bulbs by coralife came in today after I canceled them lol. I screwed them in and they actually fit. I also checked my hoods wattage capacity and it all checks out. I still have 2 10 watt zoo med day lights that I was originally going to use. Which ones should I take back and which should I use? Again it's a 10 gallon tank and I'm growing guppy grass, red crypts, and java fern.

I would send the Coralife back. Colormax AFAIK are 50/50 bulbs and not great for plants. Also 40 total watts might be a bit much starting out. Might end up with Algae.

 

[Tacos377]

They are full spectrum not 50/50 but I still think you are probably right. Anyone else?

 

[Tacos377]

 

[Tacos377]

Above is a picture of my tank and the two different bulbs that we are debating^^^. Again my tank is a 10 gallon. Anyone else have an opinion? I'm a noob obviously and this setup is only 3 weeks old. I didn't have to cycle it because all I changed was the substrate and added plants (didn't even change the water). So technically I guess this makes this setup about a year old before the plant revamp. Again, anyone have a preference between the 2 bulbs?

 

[Tacos377]

I am dosing excel and flourish comprehensive and I have root tabs... Does anyone else have an opinion about the two different bulbs? I just want to know so I can send one set back!!!

 

[Tacos377]

Please anyone!!! Sorry I'm blowing up the forum lol. I just need to decide which one to take back.

 

[Billbug68]

Stick with the 10watt plant bulbs, you'll have plenty of light. You're plants aren't gonna grow like crazy over night. Patience is the key!

 

[Cichlid Kid]

I have 2 of the ZooMeds on a 10 and dose co2 boost and flourish comp.
Keep the ZooMeds! They work.

 

[Mrs.h2012]

Those should be fine, especially in a 10g.

 

[CorallineAlgae]

Sorry to be so late. I agree completely with everyone here. The ZooMeds are the ones to keep, but I'd love to try the Corallife bulbs over a 20 gallon.

Great choice in using Seachem ferts. I dose PPS-Pro mostly but I still use the same ferts you have for my daughter's Fluval Spec 5. I also love their root tabs and use them in every tank. They never fail to improve the health and growth of all the root feeding plants I've ever kept.

 

[Tacos377]

Ok!!! I'm sending back the coralife bulbs. Oh and coralinealgea, the name of the bulbs are coralife color max and they come in 20 and 10 watts. They are a bit pink though, just saying.