I have a 20L that I'm going to be putting plants in. I've kept fish for a long time, but this will be my first try at plants.
I have 15 pounds of Flourite Black Sand I'm going to mix with 10-15 pounds of Estes "blend o river" gravel and possibly some local gravel.
Anyway, I ordered this Coralife double strip light that has two 18 watt T5 bulbs, which I understand gives me about 63 watts worth of T12 lighting. That's 3.2 wpg. The tank is 30x12x12.
Is this considered low, medium, or high lighting?
Also, with the plant substrate and lighting, I'll be thinking about some sort of super-simple CO2 injection into a small upturned cup or shot glass. I'm wary of adding anything unnecessarily unsightly or ungainly into the tank for CO2 purposes. Would this be "better than nothing"?
And do I have to worry much about supplements, or will some basic Flourish be sufficient?
I have 15 pounds of Flourite Black Sand I'm going to mix with 10-15 pounds of Estes "blend o river" gravel and possibly some local gravel.
Anyway, I ordered this Coralife double strip light that has two 18 watt T5 bulbs, which I understand gives me about 63 watts worth of T12 lighting. That's 3.2 wpg. The tank is 30x12x12.
Is this considered low, medium, or high lighting?
Also, with the plant substrate and lighting, I'll be thinking about some sort of super-simple CO2 injection into a small upturned cup or shot glass. I'm wary of adding anything unnecessarily unsightly or ungainly into the tank for CO2 purposes. Would this be "better than nothing"?
And do I have to worry much about supplements, or will some basic Flourish be sufficient?