here is what i have now:
tank
20 gal high
tetra whisper 30 internal filter
18" fluorescent strip light w/ 15w 6500k bulb
weekly dose of Flourish Excel (with PWC)
stock
fish:
9 cardinal tetras
6 neon tetras
1 pitbull pleco
plants:
java fern
anubias barteri
anubias barteri nana
crypt wendtii
this is what we will be upgrading:
1.) what would be the best way to diffuse the CO2 into the tank? i know there are glass diffusers you can buy, but i know there are other solutions. i'm just not sure how to go about it.
2.) the new light fixture would put me at 2.4 wpg. would DIY CO2 be sufficient enough to balance the amount of light?
3.) does 2.4 put me at medium light? i'm thinking since the low-light plants are doing so well right now, that 3x the light will allow me to put in medium light plants.
4.) what do you think would be some good medium-light options for this set-up? i'd like to attempt some sort of carpeting plant, some tall background plants, and some sort of moss or floating plant.
this is the tank right now.
tank
20 gal high
tetra whisper 30 internal filter
18" fluorescent strip light w/ 15w 6500k bulb
weekly dose of Flourish Excel (with PWC)
stock
fish:
9 cardinal tetras
6 neon tetras
1 pitbull pleco
plants:
java fern
anubias barteri
anubias barteri nana
crypt wendtii
this is what we will be upgrading:
- replacing existing light fixture with a 24" 48w T5-HO fixture ( Aquarium Lighting T5 Fluorescent Light Fixture: AquaticLife T5 HO Dual Lamp Light Fixtures )
- replace existing filter with an AC50 ( Aquarium Filters: Hagen AquaClear Power Filters )
- instead of dosing excel, i'd like to set up some DIY CO2. i'm thinking 3 juice bottles--two filled with sugar/yeast/tank water mixture, one empty. run a line from each filled bottle into the empty one, then run a line from the empty one into the tank. this is where my first Q comes up
- remove the DW that the two anubias plants are attached to and place them in our other tank. this will free up more room for new plants and possibly a group of 6 corys (still pondering this, i'm thinking with the new filtration it will be doable)
1.) what would be the best way to diffuse the CO2 into the tank? i know there are glass diffusers you can buy, but i know there are other solutions. i'm just not sure how to go about it.
2.) the new light fixture would put me at 2.4 wpg. would DIY CO2 be sufficient enough to balance the amount of light?
3.) does 2.4 put me at medium light? i'm thinking since the low-light plants are doing so well right now, that 3x the light will allow me to put in medium light plants.
4.) what do you think would be some good medium-light options for this set-up? i'd like to attempt some sort of carpeting plant, some tall background plants, and some sort of moss or floating plant.
this is the tank right now.