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Here are a few more :/ Marineland Double Bright LED Light - 24-36 in. | thatpetplace.com Marineland Single Brite LED Light Fixture - 24 to 36 in. Note that I don't need to have the best but just enough for the plant to survive and grow.

Hello, I right now am in search for a suitable led light for plant growth in my tank. I am sorry but I do not know much about lights. I have selected a few of the lights that might be suitable and please tell me which you think is the most cost efficient while sustaining plant growth. I am not...

My lighting is 24 in 17 watt 6700k fluorescent lights. I couldn't find anything better near me and the shop owner said this was fine. It is 8t.

Just checked my tank and there were dark green spots on my leaves or possibly brown. I know plants need good subtrate but I really don't want to disturb the gravel until the cycle is complete. There was also holes on my plants ands should I leave them on it trim them off? I also hear that...

Alright, just did another water test and the ammonia remains 0, nitrite is 2 or 5, nitrate is now 5. There has been no fish dead and they all seem happy. I also put some root tabs under my swords but they just turn into powder underwater. Also do seachem or API root tabs provide iron?

As for my nitrite, it's actually more of a violet than purple.

As for co2, I heard swords don't need them. I also do not need them to grow and thrive as much as I want them to just stay alive.

I got amazon sword and melon sword, there was no java fern in the place I got them which is no petco and PetSmart. I don't trust petco or PetSmart due to their plants having really questionable names. The java fern there have all some kind of description like narrow java fern and many other...

It is wierld because my fish seems fine, so I think it is not 5.0 nitrate. Maybe it's inbetween there somewhere.

Alright, I removed the two swordfish. The problem is that the 10 gallon spare has no lid, only filter and heater. Don't know if that is ok. Do I need to add gravel in it though? Also, do I need lighting. No plants in there yet, empty.

Wouldn't 90% shock the fish? Would it help if I add another filter? My 36 gallon is not a nano cube? It is a bowfront. Can I add the fish back into the 36 gallon once it establish?

Well when I did the water test, it was purple so I could not tell if it was 1.0, 2.0 or 5.0 ppm. Could not identify which shade of purple.

Hello, I been experiencing difficulties with cycling my 36 gallon tank. I just changed the water and did a test and the nitrite level was 5.0+ and the nitrate was 40 to 80. Ammonia remained zero and I have searched forums and this seems like my tank is still cycling. I have a few questions...