Lighting suggestions
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Old Scales
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To make a suggestion on the light, we need the size and height of your tank. But yes you can have plants during the cycle. OS.
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Florescent Lighting
Hello Fred...
Indirect sunlight has little impact on the growth of aquarium plants. It's not strong enough. Low light plants will do very well with a couple of 32 watt T8 or 40 watt T12 bulbs, or whatever length bulb fits your tank. You can get these at any hardware store for a few dollars per. GE has a good bulb. Add a little liquid fertilizer like Seachem's Comprehensive dosed every week or two when you change the tank water and the plants will be fine.
Floating plants are especially helpful during the cycling process, since they take in nutrients directly from their leaves. Drop some stems of Hornwort and Anacharis in tank. They help keep the water chemistry stable.
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Hello Fred...
Indirect sunlight has little impact on the growth of aquarium plants. It's not strong enough. Low light plants will do very well with a couple of 32 watt T8 or 40 watt T12 bulbs, or whatever length bulb fits your tank. You can get these at any hardware store for a few dollars per. GE has a good bulb. Add a little liquid fertilizer like Seachem's Comprehensive dosed every week or two when you change the tank water and the plants will be fine.
Floating plants are especially helpful during the cycling process, since they take in nutrients directly from their leaves. Drop some stems of Hornwort and Anacharis in tank. They help keep the water chemistry stable.
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