Hi again guys, I've got another noobish question--this one regarding lighting.
Until now I relied on the opinion of the LFS guy, who said two 15 watt powerglo lamps with fluorite would make my plants grow astoundingly in my 30 gallon tank--but so far im not so sure that is the case.
I have anubias, anacharis, java fern, jungle val, and some plant with leaves that have a purple underside.
It seems that only the anacharis and anubias are doing decently tho growing slowly imo. The jungle val, which I suspected my redtail shark of chomping on before i gave him back to the lfs seems to be withering away. Some untouched leaves at the bottum look like they are turning brown and some of the other leaves seem to have become thin.
Is my lighting really that inadequate or do I perhaps need some kind of co2 system? My filter creates quite a bit of surface agitation, if that may be the problem i can point it toward the glass so it creates less.
I just recently read the watt/gallon rule which is 2 watts per gallon--I only currently have 1 it seems. I didn't notice any higher watt bulbs for my size fixture at the store (18" t8). Did I waste 36 bucks on useless lamps or is it another problem and how can I fix it without breaking the bank?
Until now I relied on the opinion of the LFS guy, who said two 15 watt powerglo lamps with fluorite would make my plants grow astoundingly in my 30 gallon tank--but so far im not so sure that is the case.
I have anubias, anacharis, java fern, jungle val, and some plant with leaves that have a purple underside.
It seems that only the anacharis and anubias are doing decently tho growing slowly imo. The jungle val, which I suspected my redtail shark of chomping on before i gave him back to the lfs seems to be withering away. Some untouched leaves at the bottum look like they are turning brown and some of the other leaves seem to have become thin.
Is my lighting really that inadequate or do I perhaps need some kind of co2 system? My filter creates quite a bit of surface agitation, if that may be the problem i can point it toward the glass so it creates less.
I just recently read the watt/gallon rule which is 2 watts per gallon--I only currently have 1 it seems. I didn't notice any higher watt bulbs for my size fixture at the store (18" t8). Did I waste 36 bucks on useless lamps or is it another problem and how can I fix it without breaking the bank?