Recently got back in the hobby after being out of it for about 25 years.I have a 6gal. Marineland that has been running for about 2 months that houses 1 betta ,3 Amazon swords,and 2 Java ferns.Everybody is doing good,fish is happy,the swords have lost a few leaves but have been sprouting new ones and the ferns have alot of babies forming on the tips of the leaves.Also there is a big hunk of driftwood which has a name that sounded somewhat exotic(but I forget the exact name-it didn't require any ballast to weigh it down and still milks off enough to turn the water the color of ice tea every week despite weekly pwc's.)But the questions I have are these-The design of the Marineland hood tends to put all of the light output towards the front of the tank leaving the back fairly dark.Also the hood and housing at the top of the tank are all black plastic so I'm thinking of painting the underside white to help bounce the light around.In addition does anyone have a suggestion for a replacement bulb that would fit that would improve light strength or a reccomendation for a good plant that would thrive in the dim light of the back of the tank that grows tall enough (9-12") to hide filter tubes,heaters,etc.Thanks!