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Thanks for the feedback. What would be a better lighting solution? I'm not big on pendants or other suspended light fixtures. I would like to use something I can re-install in my canopy which I built in August. What wattage and type of fixture (PC, HO) would you recommend?

That is my goal. I'm not trying to grow plants as aggressively as many other forum members. Rather, I am simply trying keep a few alive for water quality and asthetic purposes.

Thanks for the additional feedback guys. I began dosing Excel again, and have trimmed back some of the older algae covered leafs. When I first built the canopy, I had many second thoughts regarding the use of T8s and the tank depth, although the plants seem to be growing fine. I have also...

I am still new to keeping fresh water plants, but I have learned something new every day. I currently do not have CO2 as I was fearful to invest so much money into plants considering the how little success I had with them in the past. Although, I was using Flourish Excel when I first added the...

A 24" T8 provides 15 watts per bulb. 6X15= 90. Slightly less than 2 watts per gallon. My goal was to avoid using C02 if possible. I might retrofit the lights to HOs in the future.

Thanks for the compliment. No, I don't have any otto's. Did you purchase your ottos at a LFS or order them? I can't find any within 50 miles. The plants I have now are crowding the bottom of the tank, but I have considered adding some to the rockwork.

My 56 gallon column tank has been planted for almost 6 months. This is what it looked like when I first set it up: Here's what it looks like now: And my plants are starting to do this Any suggestions? My water parameters are as follows: pH: 7.2 ammonia: 0 nitrIte: 0 nitrAte: 5 I maintain...

+1. Aquaclears are the best HOB powerfilters. They have the best media options and are built to last.

I am using an API test kit, infact, I have a master kit and a nitrAte only test kit, both of which are still under their expiration date, and both tell me I have no nitrates in my 56 gallon tank. I also tested the water in my 55 gallon tank which houses 6 cory cats and no plants. My nitrAtes...

Thanks for the help guys. I plan to cut the lights back by about two hours a day and hope the guppies will reproduce enough to increase the population before too much longer.

Hi, I am still very new to the planted aquarium, therefore I am still learning alot. In my 56 gallon planted aquarium I have about 10 Red fire guppies, 1 chinese algae eater, and 3 amazon swords. My tank is filtered by a Fluval 305 cannister filter, heated by a 200 watt visi-therm heater (tank...

I have a Fluval on my 56 gallon tank, and a Marineland C-series on my 55 gallon tank. By far, my choice is for the Fluval. It is QUIET, reliable, and so far I haven't had any issues with water leaks, although I have read reports from other owners of having problems with leaks. My only complaint...

So I only need Metal Halides? Do I also need to use VHO actinic lighting? What color Metal halides would you suggest? For high light corals, how many Watts per gallon are needed?

That being said, how many WPG would you recommend to cover higher light corals? Also, what would be a good color combination (i.e. 10,000k metal halide w/ actinic blue VHO's) would you use for a coral tank? I am weighing the pros and cons of setting up a reef tank of my own using a 55 gallon...

Be sure to properly "size" your chiller. Chiller capacities are rated according to "temp pull down", which means how much cooler the tank water is than the ambient (tempterature of the garage) itself, hence you need to know how hot the garage gets during the summer, and how cool you plan to...

Hi, I am new to the forum and new to planted aquariums. I currently have 3 amazon swords in a 56 gallon column tank with 6-24" 6500K T-8 bulbs above it (medium lighting?). My ammonia and nitrite levels are at 0, and nitrate is usualy between 5 to 10 ppm. The tank houses about 10 red fire...

Elaborate, please. What would be a good kelvin rating?