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The light on the fluval spec is definitely not sufficient for HC. you could easily upgrade the lighting to grow HC for 10$ though. Along with high light, comes co2/liquid carbon and either EI or PPS Pro dosing, too. I find the high tech side to be so much more fun than low tech though. I keep my low tech tanks for sensitive shrimp and that's it.