nonameface
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I'm starting over on my 29g tank, I just moved across the country and get to start from scratch (mostly).
Standard 29g
Current compact fluorescent fixture...one "dual" bulb so I'm guessing 65W?
Here is the light I have...Freshwater bulb
no CO2 yet, have done DIY in the past with pop bottles..am considering a full pressurized setup but don't want to spend the money.
Red Flourite substrate (used in my last tank...reusing it in this one. About 1.5 years old)
My questions:
First I want to do another light upgrade. I'm concerned that the light that I have doesn't have the power to reach to bottom of the tank (usable light for the plants...it is illuminated just fine). I am considering a T-5 HO setup, but almost all the 30" fixtures seem to only have 2x24W bulbs in them. I'd like more wattage for the tank. Will the T-5HOs give the penetration I need for the taller 29g tank? (my biggest gripe about the tank...wouldn't do a 29g again if I decided to buy a new tank...would do 20g Long). Any suggestions for a fixture? Looking at something less then $300. Are there any double bulb CF fixtures that would work (if the penetration is enough)
I want the penetration because I would like to grow a low ground cover in the tank with a pile of rocks slightly off center as my aquascaping. Nothing really high growing in the tank. trying to simulate a big meadow with a rocky outcropping. What should I grow as the ground cover? Anything that will stay 1" - 1.5"? I don't mind trimming and it doesn't have to look like "grass" just a nice covering. I don't know what to try. I don't really want to mess with the riccia because its a floater and seems like quite the hassle to weigh it down, Especially a tank full of it! I need some advice!
Thanks!
Standard 29g
Current compact fluorescent fixture...one "dual" bulb so I'm guessing 65W?
Here is the light I have...Freshwater bulb
no CO2 yet, have done DIY in the past with pop bottles..am considering a full pressurized setup but don't want to spend the money.
Red Flourite substrate (used in my last tank...reusing it in this one. About 1.5 years old)
My questions:
First I want to do another light upgrade. I'm concerned that the light that I have doesn't have the power to reach to bottom of the tank (usable light for the plants...it is illuminated just fine). I am considering a T-5 HO setup, but almost all the 30" fixtures seem to only have 2x24W bulbs in them. I'd like more wattage for the tank. Will the T-5HOs give the penetration I need for the taller 29g tank? (my biggest gripe about the tank...wouldn't do a 29g again if I decided to buy a new tank...would do 20g Long). Any suggestions for a fixture? Looking at something less then $300. Are there any double bulb CF fixtures that would work (if the penetration is enough)
I want the penetration because I would like to grow a low ground cover in the tank with a pile of rocks slightly off center as my aquascaping. Nothing really high growing in the tank. trying to simulate a big meadow with a rocky outcropping. What should I grow as the ground cover? Anything that will stay 1" - 1.5"? I don't mind trimming and it doesn't have to look like "grass" just a nice covering. I don't know what to try. I don't really want to mess with the riccia because its a floater and seems like quite the hassle to weigh it down, Especially a tank full of it! I need some advice!
Thanks!