Well hello everyone! Just registered for the site and love the community so far. I have been doing a lot of research on here regarding planted tanks and figured what the heck, might as well ask!
I've had my 55 gallon for a few years but never had any plants so little over a week ago decided what am I waiting for!. I'm looking for some advice on current condition of the plants. Some of them have started to perk up but not too sure about the others. I don't even know the names of them since I was all excited. Equipment is as follows:
48" twin tube T5 with 6700k and 10000k bulbs. Both 28w
Penguin bio wheel 350 filter
Substrate is just gravel since never expected to have plants
I'm looking for advice on keeping them healthier looking. I run light for 12 hours a day and do 20% water changes weekly. The new plants I got recently also came with hair algae which I'm fighting as we speak. I have done some research and will be dry dosing macro micro mix from aquarium fert .com
Any other recommendations? Just doesn't seem too healthy from pics I'll post when I'm done. I did install some root tabs and use liquid fert for now till dry fert arrives... Do I need more lighting since I'm technically at 1wpg I guess?
Thanks for the heads up!
I've had my 55 gallon for a few years but never had any plants so little over a week ago decided what am I waiting for!. I'm looking for some advice on current condition of the plants. Some of them have started to perk up but not too sure about the others. I don't even know the names of them since I was all excited. Equipment is as follows:
48" twin tube T5 with 6700k and 10000k bulbs. Both 28w
Penguin bio wheel 350 filter
Substrate is just gravel since never expected to have plants
I'm looking for advice on keeping them healthier looking. I run light for 12 hours a day and do 20% water changes weekly. The new plants I got recently also came with hair algae which I'm fighting as we speak. I have done some research and will be dry dosing macro micro mix from aquarium fert .com
Any other recommendations? Just doesn't seem too healthy from pics I'll post when I'm done. I did install some root tabs and use liquid fert for now till dry fert arrives... Do I need more lighting since I'm technically at 1wpg I guess?
Thanks for the heads up!