Hotshotdevil
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- May 20, 2012
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Yesterday I added some live plants along with a pair of amano shrimp to a 12 gallon eclipse tank I am setting up for my GF.
I know the picture isn't great quality but I hope you can get a decent idea of what the tank looks like. the water is still milky from the substrate and unfortunately the shot only shows like 3/4 of the tank. a few stray roots are sticking up out of the gravel. should I trim them? how long do plants take to set up a decent root structure? I know the plants in the foreground are dwarf Sagittarius but can anyone Id the plants in the back. the one on the right is some kind of Anubias. I know the tank looks a little sparse but hopefully adding some driftwood will help. Also the lighting on the tank is a 13 watts 5000k compact fluorescent bulb. Is this sufficient? I know it is a little low and I want to upgrade but it is a very strange lighting socket. It square and has 4 pins. The light is actually two fluorescent tubes that run parallel to each other and curve to form a U shape.
I know the picture isn't great quality but I hope you can get a decent idea of what the tank looks like. the water is still milky from the substrate and unfortunately the shot only shows like 3/4 of the tank. a few stray roots are sticking up out of the gravel. should I trim them? how long do plants take to set up a decent root structure? I know the plants in the foreground are dwarf Sagittarius but can anyone Id the plants in the back. the one on the right is some kind of Anubias. I know the tank looks a little sparse but hopefully adding some driftwood will help. Also the lighting on the tank is a 13 watts 5000k compact fluorescent bulb. Is this sufficient? I know it is a little low and I want to upgrade but it is a very strange lighting socket. It square and has 4 pins. The light is actually two fluorescent tubes that run parallel to each other and curve to form a U shape.