TheNamelessPoet
Aquarium Advice Freak
Thinking of adding plants.
I honestly know NOTHING about keeping them alove tho. See my signature for the fish I have. I have just a standard floressent light in teh hood of the 20 gallon. I was thinking of going with a ground cover like mossy thing sorry to be so vague here but im relativly new to this whole fish scene as most of you know. the tank is cycled and full pretty much to the max (tho I will be getting some chery shrimp once my LFS has them in stock.)
I need to know...
#1) What type of ground cover can i use with gravel?
#2) Do I need to change my lighting?
#3) Is too much light going to be bad as sometimes I have the light on for more than 12-15 hours?
#4) what would go well with my tank?
as for the rock in the pictures of my tank... it may be comming out and replaced with a piece of wood (to give a better place for my shrimpies to hide if they feel the need. What do I need to do to make the water not so cloudy when the wood is placed in the tank (if I dont go with fake). I thought I remembered here somewhere I needed to boil it but I cold be WAYYYYYY off.
Also 1 last question.... I HATE when the water level in the tank drops below the "frame" and I can see the top of the water where "The Professor" makes his bubbles. can I keep water that has been declorinated in a 1/2 gallon jug unde the tank and add as needed or will the water "go bad" with bacteria and such without the benefit of a filter?
I honestly know NOTHING about keeping them alove tho. See my signature for the fish I have. I have just a standard floressent light in teh hood of the 20 gallon. I was thinking of going with a ground cover like mossy thing sorry to be so vague here but im relativly new to this whole fish scene as most of you know. the tank is cycled and full pretty much to the max (tho I will be getting some chery shrimp once my LFS has them in stock.)
I need to know...
#1) What type of ground cover can i use with gravel?
#2) Do I need to change my lighting?
#3) Is too much light going to be bad as sometimes I have the light on for more than 12-15 hours?
#4) what would go well with my tank?
as for the rock in the pictures of my tank... it may be comming out and replaced with a piece of wood (to give a better place for my shrimpies to hide if they feel the need. What do I need to do to make the water not so cloudy when the wood is placed in the tank (if I dont go with fake). I thought I remembered here somewhere I needed to boil it but I cold be WAYYYYYY off.
Also 1 last question.... I HATE when the water level in the tank drops below the "frame" and I can see the top of the water where "The Professor" makes his bubbles. can I keep water that has been declorinated in a 1/2 gallon jug unde the tank and add as needed or will the water "go bad" with bacteria and such without the benefit of a filter?