Wanted: Planted Tank but tank already has live fish and plants! Help!

[pinkpearl8130]

Thanks for all the help guys! I will try my best to cycle my tank successfully. Wish me luck!

In the meantime, my new light fixture came in yesterday. It's a Jalli a18 with 55w compact fluorescent bulbs. I spent nearly $190 for the fixture and bulbs! And it took a week to come in. The box and receipt say its a 30" but it measures 29" So it doesn't even fit on my 30" wide tank! What to do? If it's not one thing it's another...I wonder if the pet store will take it back after we assembled the fixture and everything...Plus, how would they be able to help if all they do is order it for me and the dimensions are supposedly correct, right? Order a fixture that's longer than 30"? (*sigh* Feeling discouraged...)

[Jnam]

the legs you buy for it will compensate for the diffence in length

[Jnam]

55w CF will be nice. What color temperature are the lights? Are the both white or is one blue and one white? My light for me 55 was for a 48" tanks and it measures the same 47" as yours i bought some cheap clear plastic legs from our local fish store and walla it works great. The send em and inch short so you can have clearence if you want to have a canopy