Here's my plead for help! I've no clue what I am doing, I read all the planted tank articles possible because I have an OBSESSION with this tank.
2013 AGA Aquascaping Contest - Entry #57
I must have it, or as close as I can get. So, operating on a bit of a tight budget (I'm a high school student under the age limit for hiring, so my income is an astounding $27 a week! Amazing!), I want to create this, without the sand falls and with maybe some wood, as I don't wan it to be exact- I want some of myself in the design also. Help! I see from the specs that I need T5 lamps, however fixtures and all to go with that are cost prohibitive. Where on earth do I get eight T5 lamps and fixture for less than $400? Do I need eight? If I turn down CO2 to 1 bubble a second, can I do 3-4 T5 lamps? Is the Fluval CO2 kit for tanks under 150 liters good, or is it missing important parts? Freshwater Planted Aquarium & Plant Care: Fluval Pressurized CO2 Kit
What substrate should I use? There's no way I'm shipping in bagfuls of ADA Aquasoil- would Ecocomplete work? The specs on the tank say Flourite, which is what I have now, but not nearly enough of it. Should I get more Flourite and cap with ecocomplete?
The plant list only has a few very very high light plants, so would they be ok with less light? I feel like there are eight lamps just so the tank could be prepped for competition.
If my LFS doesn't have the plants, where should I go? Besides specially designed scape tools, what can I use to plant and trim? Would long medical tweezers and forceps work with some long scissors?
About how many bags of substrate should I need? Can I keep my stock plan with all the stuff taking up room?
Thank you!
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2013 AGA Aquascaping Contest - Entry #57
I must have it, or as close as I can get. So, operating on a bit of a tight budget (I'm a high school student under the age limit for hiring, so my income is an astounding $27 a week! Amazing!), I want to create this, without the sand falls and with maybe some wood, as I don't wan it to be exact- I want some of myself in the design also. Help! I see from the specs that I need T5 lamps, however fixtures and all to go with that are cost prohibitive. Where on earth do I get eight T5 lamps and fixture for less than $400? Do I need eight? If I turn down CO2 to 1 bubble a second, can I do 3-4 T5 lamps? Is the Fluval CO2 kit for tanks under 150 liters good, or is it missing important parts? Freshwater Planted Aquarium & Plant Care: Fluval Pressurized CO2 Kit
What substrate should I use? There's no way I'm shipping in bagfuls of ADA Aquasoil- would Ecocomplete work? The specs on the tank say Flourite, which is what I have now, but not nearly enough of it. Should I get more Flourite and cap with ecocomplete?
The plant list only has a few very very high light plants, so would they be ok with less light? I feel like there are eight lamps just so the tank could be prepped for competition.
If my LFS doesn't have the plants, where should I go? Besides specially designed scape tools, what can I use to plant and trim? Would long medical tweezers and forceps work with some long scissors?
About how many bags of substrate should I need? Can I keep my stock plan with all the stuff taking up room?
Thank you!
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