I have a 60 Gallon MarineLand tank in progress.
12.75"L x 48.5"W x 25" H --
Current plants are 1 parent Amazon Sword and 3 that grew from it, and several Anubias. I want to add more of both. The plants are on a "mound" of gravel to help get them closer to light. I'd say the crown of my swords are about 20 inches deep.
I may do Water Sprites too because I've read it's good for possible fry.
Anyway, after realizing the tank lights are very weak, I purchased
Clamp Lights
and some 23W (100W Equivalent) 5000K CFL bulbs
hoping to help the plants survive until I learned more. Currently, running one light and dosing Excel and Flourish.
Algae grows on the plants and glass so i assume I don't have enough plants, there is too much light, or not enough Excel.
And my research has me really confused as far as what lights to get next. I want some lights that will look like they belong on the tank so my other half stops complaining and also helps those plants grow, not just survive.
I'm considering Finnex Planted Plus 24/7 or Ray 2. I like the lighting options available with the Planted plus so I actually prefer that, but I don't know if either will be enough light for how deep the tank is.
Any advice would be appreciated. I'll post a pic later of it.
12.75"L x 48.5"W x 25" H --
Current plants are 1 parent Amazon Sword and 3 that grew from it, and several Anubias. I want to add more of both. The plants are on a "mound" of gravel to help get them closer to light. I'd say the crown of my swords are about 20 inches deep.
I may do Water Sprites too because I've read it's good for possible fry.
Anyway, after realizing the tank lights are very weak, I purchased
Clamp Lights
and some 23W (100W Equivalent) 5000K CFL bulbs
hoping to help the plants survive until I learned more. Currently, running one light and dosing Excel and Flourish.
Algae grows on the plants and glass so i assume I don't have enough plants, there is too much light, or not enough Excel.
And my research has me really confused as far as what lights to get next. I want some lights that will look like they belong on the tank so my other half stops complaining and also helps those plants grow, not just survive.
I'm considering Finnex Planted Plus 24/7 or Ray 2. I like the lighting options available with the Planted plus so I actually prefer that, but I don't know if either will be enough light for how deep the tank is.
Any advice would be appreciated. I'll post a pic later of it.
