rhetor
Aquarium Advice Activist
As per the advice of everyone here, i went on a CF screw in bulb quest!
Unfortunately the nearest Walmart is anything but near. So i went to Ace hardware, numerous grocery stores, etc. Could find nothing.
But then i went to home depot!
I got two of these:
n:vision daylight bulbs.
19watts per bulb (i have a 2 bulb fixture)
5500k
840 lumens
75w equivalent (this probably doesn't mean much)
5500k was the highest kelvin rating i could find. They shine white with a bluish tint. All the other CF screw ins i could find had a yellowish color to them.
These two bulbs are going over a 10 gallon tank. The fixture has been painted white, but i may line it with some polished sheet metal when i get the chance.
I am trying to grow what is available at the pet store. I have a few amazon swords, some grass called Kyoto (from petco) and another called Tropica Fern (microsorium pleropus). I just searched for the kyoto because it sounded so familiar, and of course it comes up as non aquatic! Its been in there for about 1 month though and seems to be growing and doing well. If it browns at all though i'll just remove it.
I went to the petstore with all these plants in mind that were low to medium light level, and of course they only have 3 types.
I do not have CO2, and don't plan on it for this tank. I do have fish though.
Do you guys think these plants will grow? Should i add any sort of fertilizer? I looked for ferts at the petstore and they didn't have any. Are there any household products i could use as ferts, like peat moss or something? I was thinking i could feed my fish some bananas or potatoe bits to get some potassium in there. What about a crushed up multi-vitamin? Just brainstorming here!
EDIT- took a pic with my cell phone... sorry about the quality. The best piece of driftwood is too dark to even see!
Unfortunately the nearest Walmart is anything but near. So i went to Ace hardware, numerous grocery stores, etc. Could find nothing.
But then i went to home depot!
I got two of these:
n:vision daylight bulbs.
19watts per bulb (i have a 2 bulb fixture)
5500k
840 lumens
75w equivalent (this probably doesn't mean much)
5500k was the highest kelvin rating i could find. They shine white with a bluish tint. All the other CF screw ins i could find had a yellowish color to them.
These two bulbs are going over a 10 gallon tank. The fixture has been painted white, but i may line it with some polished sheet metal when i get the chance.
I am trying to grow what is available at the pet store. I have a few amazon swords, some grass called Kyoto (from petco) and another called Tropica Fern (microsorium pleropus). I just searched for the kyoto because it sounded so familiar, and of course it comes up as non aquatic! Its been in there for about 1 month though and seems to be growing and doing well. If it browns at all though i'll just remove it.
I went to the petstore with all these plants in mind that were low to medium light level, and of course they only have 3 types.
I do not have CO2, and don't plan on it for this tank. I do have fish though.
Do you guys think these plants will grow? Should i add any sort of fertilizer? I looked for ferts at the petstore and they didn't have any. Are there any household products i could use as ferts, like peat moss or something? I was thinking i could feed my fish some bananas or potatoe bits to get some potassium in there. What about a crushed up multi-vitamin? Just brainstorming here!
EDIT- took a pic with my cell phone... sorry about the quality. The best piece of driftwood is too dark to even see!