butterfly_koi
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I'm wanting to start a planted tank am by no means an expert, what do I need to know to start this process? What kind of lights, water, etc. etc.
butterfly_koi said:Its a 29 gallon with sand, I had posted a thread in the wanted section for moss but it seems I don't have the right kind of lighting for plants, so I want to know more info before I buy plants
Coursair said:What kind of lighting do you have now ?
you should easily be able to grow some lowlight plants even with just a T8 as long as its a good spectrum.
A T5 fixture will give you a lot more light. Dual T5s will need CO2 to manage the Algae.
butterfly_koi said:Ok this is where my wisdom ends lol I know nothing about lights, but the writing on the bulb says 8,000k full spectrum daylight 17w 120v T8