converting my 5 gall...

[blazeyreef]

well I have decided to convert my plastic planted 5 gall (hate plastic plants...never look as good as real plants ) to like a clipping's tank! I also added some light so now its...about... 4wpg ... I can lower it to 2wpg if needed no problem! right now I have Anubis, java moss, and java fern! I just did the convert like an hour ago...it looks nice I had a HUGE rock lying around (used to be in the 29gall...) but its to big for my 10 or 5 gall...so I took the sludge hammer to it and got some nice pieces out of it! will post some pics!

 

[rkilling1]

Sounds great, but with that amount of light, you are going to have to fertilize the tank and probably look into a C source. I would think with 4 WPG, that would put in the medium to medium high light level.

You can wait and see how it goes, but I would suggest you plant it heavily to keep the algae at bay.

EDIT: don't forget the pictures!

 

[blazeyreef]

Sounds great, but with that amount of light, you are going to have to fertilize the tank and probably look into a C source. I would think with 4 WPG, that would put in the medium to medium high light level.

You can wait and see how it goes, but I would suggest you plant it heavily to keep the algae at bay.

EDIT: don't forget the pictures!

ok...hmm... maybe not so much light then... the C02 is not a problem... I can do DIY,, but hmm.. ok...!
pics Ok

 

[rkilling1]

ok...hmm... maybe not so much light then... the C02 is not a problem... I can do DIY,, but hmm.. ok...!
pics Ok

If CO2 is not a problem, then I would go with the full light. Fertilizing a small tank is pretty inexpensive.

 

[blazeyreef]

ok...hmm... maybe not so much light then... the C02 is not a problem... I can do DIY,, but hmm.. ok...!
pics Ok

If CO2 is not a problem, then I would go with the full light. Fertilizing a small tank is pretty inexpensive.

Yep! Im just converting my 10gall into a planted as well its just (as of tommorow at noon) finishing a 3 day black-out for algea...hope it worked! im just needing plants now LOL
pics are uploading
never mind..they are done...

*edit* ok I just started reading the post on your tanks...and what kind of gravel do you have? or sand?