So I got my tax return money and I've finally done what I've been planning on doing for a while. I've bought a 20G aquarium (standard, not long), bought a quad light fixture for it (4.8 W/g of T5-HO plant lights) and am about to set it up as a dedicated plant/dwarf puffer tank. I also put in 40 lb of eco complete, and some homemade root tabs.
What plants should I put in the tank? It doesn't have C02 injection, but I will be dosing excel. I grow plenty of plants outside the aquarium, and my 55g has quite a bit of java fern and some other low to low-medium light plants growing in it. So I'm not a total newbie.
Full details:
20G High 24x12x16
Eco Complete substrate
Root tabs of oscomote
AquaClear 30 with seachem purigen
Hydor (?) Nano 240 powerhead (240gph)
150W heater of forgotten brand
Stocking will be:
4 dwarf puffers
lots of MTS
Maybe some shrimp (if the puffers leave enough alive for a stable population)
What plants should I put in the tank? It doesn't have C02 injection, but I will be dosing excel. I grow plenty of plants outside the aquarium, and my 55g has quite a bit of java fern and some other low to low-medium light plants growing in it. So I'm not a total newbie.
Full details:
20G High 24x12x16
Eco Complete substrate
Root tabs of oscomote
AquaClear 30 with seachem purigen
Hydor (?) Nano 240 powerhead (240gph)
150W heater of forgotten brand
Stocking will be:
4 dwarf puffers
lots of MTS
Maybe some shrimp (if the puffers leave enough alive for a stable population)