nikipike
Aquarium Advice Regular
I'm in the process of setting up a 10gal tank for my female bettas to live in (well, it sounds great on paper, just hope they get the memo... )
The tank needs to be heavily planted so after pricing silk plants I decided it would be worth it to at least consider going live, especially with the benefits.
Would like to stick to simple low-light plants at the moment (anubias, java fern/moss, etc.)
I have read the stickies up top (minus the CO2 one. I did glance, but it's not an important part with what I want for my tank.)
1. I know snails are really common to find in plants. Read in another thread that there are a couple of benefits to having them, such as stirring the substrates. As much as I hate the idea of seeing snails crawl around my tank, I think my bettas might enjoy snacking on young ones or picking on them at least. Are there any minuses to leaving the snails?
2. Is there a chance of *over* stocking my tank with plants?
I need to start out pretty heavily (would like tank setup & ready to go soon as possible so I don't necessarily want to sit around & wait for small plants to grow & fill the tank up enough.) Can I remove extra plants later to make room for other plants to grow?
3. Have read the lighting sticky, but i'm still a little confused. The hood my tank came with (& can be replaced if needed) is split by a box in the middle which both my bulb (15w, I don't think their fluorescents either) ends are screwed into. Their ends are just like a normal light bulb, not like the longer fluorescents i've had the past. Was scanning over petsmart's site to see what kind of better bulbs they carry & saw these compact fluorescents...
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Would these bulbs be better? I think they might actually fit in the hood I have currently.
The other option I was thinking of is buying another hood that could take a normal light & getting an aquaglo bulb.
Thanks,
Niki
The tank needs to be heavily planted so after pricing silk plants I decided it would be worth it to at least consider going live, especially with the benefits.
Would like to stick to simple low-light plants at the moment (anubias, java fern/moss, etc.)
I have read the stickies up top (minus the CO2 one. I did glance, but it's not an important part with what I want for my tank.)
1. I know snails are really common to find in plants. Read in another thread that there are a couple of benefits to having them, such as stirring the substrates. As much as I hate the idea of seeing snails crawl around my tank, I think my bettas might enjoy snacking on young ones or picking on them at least. Are there any minuses to leaving the snails?
2. Is there a chance of *over* stocking my tank with plants?
I need to start out pretty heavily (would like tank setup & ready to go soon as possible so I don't necessarily want to sit around & wait for small plants to grow & fill the tank up enough.) Can I remove extra plants later to make room for other plants to grow?
3. Have read the lighting sticky, but i'm still a little confused. The hood my tank came with (& can be replaced if needed) is split by a box in the middle which both my bulb (15w, I don't think their fluorescents either) ends are screwed into. Their ends are just like a normal light bulb, not like the longer fluorescents i've had the past. Was scanning over petsmart's site to see what kind of better bulbs they carry & saw these compact fluorescents...
Online Link
Would these bulbs be better? I think they might actually fit in the hood I have currently.
The other option I was thinking of is buying another hood that could take a normal light & getting an aquaglo bulb.
Thanks,
Niki