debisbooked
Aquarium Advice Regular
I love this hobby of fish/plant keeping. I love doing the research and tirelessly roaming to find just that right part for this particular tank, be it filter, substrate, heater, lighting system, fish, decorations, etc. What I don't seem to do is REMEMBER why I make certain choices.
Take the 75g for instance. Why did I decide that the Coralife 65w 10000k lighting system? If I thought that that was enough wattage to grow any plant out there, then why does this tank have only java fern, java moss, nana anubias, and red wendtii in it (all low light plants)? To me it look likes a lot of light is streaming down to the substrate, and the fish seem to 'head for the hills' when the timer clicks on so they don't like it either.
Here is a list of plants that were in there but died off over time: Amazon Swords, Cardinal Plant, Moneywort, Telanthera, Water Sprite. These need moderate to strong light so my lights are not it apparently. So, back to why we make the decisions about lighting...if what I have is not good enough, then why don't I just put some cheap thing on top and be done with it? The fish will probably thank me.....
Take the 75g for instance. Why did I decide that the Coralife 65w 10000k lighting system? If I thought that that was enough wattage to grow any plant out there, then why does this tank have only java fern, java moss, nana anubias, and red wendtii in it (all low light plants)? To me it look likes a lot of light is streaming down to the substrate, and the fish seem to 'head for the hills' when the timer clicks on so they don't like it either.
Here is a list of plants that were in there but died off over time: Amazon Swords, Cardinal Plant, Moneywort, Telanthera, Water Sprite. These need moderate to strong light so my lights are not it apparently. So, back to why we make the decisions about lighting...if what I have is not good enough, then why don't I just put some cheap thing on top and be done with it? The fish will probably thank me.....