agwats
Aquarium Advice Freak
So i have a 5.5 that is cutrrently being used a s a growout for assasin snails but thay are a good size and will be going to the pet store for credit soon (50 cents a peice doesnt seem like much but when you have 20+ it ads up). That leaves me with a cycled 5.5 gal with nothing but a hood (single socket screw-in type) a filter (aqua-tech 5-15) and a heater. I know I want it planted but nothing that would envolve CO2. Now I'm left with a few questions...
What kind of light should I use? With that hood I could easily go with a 10w coral life 50/50 or a 10-15w 6500k CFL but idk what would work best.
What type of substrate should I use? Should I go straight flourite or would soil capped with sand work better?
And last but not least there's the stock. Would a single paradise fish be ok in a 5.5 or should i stick with a betta? Would either get along with RCS?
Any input from anyone that has experiance with small tanks would be greatly appreciated since I haven"t had anything smaller than a 20 since I was a child
What kind of light should I use? With that hood I could easily go with a 10w coral life 50/50 or a 10-15w 6500k CFL but idk what would work best.
What type of substrate should I use? Should I go straight flourite or would soil capped with sand work better?
And last but not least there's the stock. Would a single paradise fish be ok in a 5.5 or should i stick with a betta? Would either get along with RCS?
Any input from anyone that has experiance with small tanks would be greatly appreciated since I haven"t had anything smaller than a 20 since I was a child