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Nice, both of you! I haven't seen the Limnophilla aromatica before, but I like it! The pealring effect of the riccia is quite something too! I'll keep my eyes open or this one. Keep 'em coming!!! :hyper: I'm making a plant run today as a large LFS sells planst 2-for-1 today. A plant...

I don't suppose you know the lumen output of your bulbs? If not, if you can give me the brand and model and any other info for your lightbulbs I can see what I can dig up. As you see on the chart here, the lumen output from incdst is much more inneficient than CPF's. Let me know what you...

There a chart here that will give you an idea about lumen ouput of various bulbs Anid if your not afraid to pick up a tool, you can build your own for very little compared to buying a canopy. Here's a link to the canopy I made. I went all out for insane amounts of light, but this can give you...

Hi all. I've been reading about different plants at online stores, but wanted to here from the group here as to what everyone's favourite planst are and for what reasons, particularly high demanding plants. I'm running 4.6 watts per gallon with room to hit 6+ easily. I inject CO2, use...

I'm now considering in the next month building a similar canopy for my 10G. Obviously it will require much lower light. I'm debating on a single 42W CPF or 2x 23W Daylight CPF's. I'm figuring on a total cost of $25-$35 CAD ($18-$25 USD) for the whole thing. I'm currently cycling this tank...

If going the DIY route have a look at this link for the DIY ligting system I just built. I aim for insanely high light levels, but it could easily be scaled down. Hmmm.... If your 10G is the same dimensions as mine (10"x20") it can easily be done. I've only done my 30G so far and it cost me...

Have a look at this. The cannister is the round black thing on the back of the aquarium. The bubble diffuser is the plastic thing hanging on the inside of the aquarium. No control valaves or regulators. This is meant for smaller aquariums, under 50 gallons. You mix the crap in the...

If it comes to it, don't be intimidated by CO2. Once I hit 2 WPG, my LFS owner suggested a good substrate like fluorite and CO2 before spending money on any more or better lights. I bought both. You can make your own CO2 unit, but the bubble diffuser can be hit and miss. You can buy the...

I see.... As you can see in the kits they sell, the ballast located seperately from the bulbs to help with heat. The ballast is what get warm on any fluoro's. Looking at what they have, push come to shove I would go for the 36W, but I personally prefer min 2-3 watts per gallon. The 36W should...

Think ahead.....hmmmmmmm..........Great advice......I wish I had thought of this when I started. I've spent over $200 on canopies to accomodate 3x 20W 20" fluoro's (maximum that would fit with space available), only to run out of room to add more bulbs and still not have enough light for...

Could you post a link to some at AH? I'm guessing that these are going to be different than what I mention below, but it may help you or someone else. The "equivalant brightness" your looking for could be measured in a Lumens comparison. Lumens are not the only factor (eg. spectrum), but...

I just realized there is a DIY board on this site where this post would be better suited. Could a Mod please move this post (unless deemed more appropriate to the planted tank board). Thanks! Colin

Is a PC a power compact fluoro? I know 13W is the most common size for a compact fluorescent lightbulb. I know them as CPF's, if this is what your referring to. If not, what is a PC? I'm having a tough time keeping up with all the acronyms you see everywhere on the net :crazy: Colin

Unfortunatley most plants that will be 'showoff eyecatchers' require lighting cloer to at least 2-3 watts per gallon. Most planst that are red in colour require high light to really fluorish. Try this site. It's from a pinned thread in this forum. It's one page of 150 plant pic's. each one...

Cool. That's definately the cheapest way to go. I'm happy with how my tank looks under all the compact lighting. Now to see how the plants take to it.... Let us know what type and wattage of bulb you settle for. Colin

Bob: You're right about the removing the top for maintenance, but it very easy to move. The previous 2 fluoro light (total 3x 24" bulbs) canopies I had required removing any time I needed to work in there anyways, so this is actually easier for me with only 1 thing to remove. As for the PC...

:lol: Should see the callus on my forehead :blink: :D Thanks! Since the walls are 12" high and the lights are low in the enclosure, I'm probably not going to add the top as it the light on the ceiling looks surpirsingly good. It doesn't light the whole room, but enough to draw a lot of...

:look: Oops...I may have misread your post. When you said "I'll make that 60W into a fluorescent" did you mean by actually buying a new tube fluoro fixture, or just switching bulbs to the compacts? :look: Colin

Hold up before buying yourself a new lighting fixture. Is you current fixture one that will take your everyday household lightbulbs? If so, you can just but compact fluorescent light bulbs. They're fluoro's, but small and they screw into any standard household light outlet. The regular old...

Sily Me: Concern noted and appreciated, but I should also state that this tank is a bit crowded. My killi has been thinning out the tetra population drastically, but I still have some notable mass in that tank. I'll have to monitor and possibly increase the strength of my weekly shots of...

I like the tube fluoro's and the compact fluoro's, personally. I find incandescents are quite inneficient for usable light relative to the wattage. You don't mention the which tank you are using it for and what type of plants. Perhaps that info can help you with some more answers. Colin

Yes, it's fluorescent light. My current setup of 2WPG is working well for some of my plants, but a few of them look stretched and scraggily, like they're reaching and fighting for light. One of my plants (don't know the name of most of them unforunately) has some rooted in the fluorite and...

Hi all. I am now in the process of building a new canopy designed for up to eight 8 compact fluorescents for my 30G. I currently use 60W of light (2x Power Glo, 1x Aqua Glo), CO2, fluorite substrate, and feed with Fluorish. I'm aiming for between 120W to 180W, or 4-6 watts per gallon. I'm...

The cryptocoryne should be fine. I kept one alive with very similar wattage per gallon as you (before adding CO2). I don't have experience wit the anubias to speak of that. I can, however, recommend this site for info on lots of plants. It's off a pinned thread in this forum, and it's my...

Well, I've browsed through those links of the aquariums and I have this to say: Wow! I mean, really, wow... Thanks for those links!!! Colin PS. Wow....

Is that a high output compact fluorescent? I've heard of 65W CPF flood lights before, but haven't seen them. What is the shape of the bulb itself? For the price, this intrigues me.... I'm currently setting up a new hood epuipped with 8x 23W CPF's (1650 Lumens per bulb) for my 30G, but I'd...

I have two 7kg bags of fluorite in my 30G. I switched to this from plain blue gravel. the plants seem to like it, and I'm quite happy with it. The plants are growing well. I've taken cuttings from my Limnophila several times in the last month alone and can't tell the cutting from the mom...

I just posted a reply on another post in this forum that could be of use to you in regards to CO2 and lighting. I have the identical tank as yours. Here's a link to the post. As for the compact's being expensive, that's if you buy the ones packaged for aquarium use or above 42W. A bathroom...

I forgot to mention that you can often take your old canopies that aren't in use back to the LFS and trade them in if they're in good shape, or sell them in the local buy & sells or other auction type places.

This may be of some help from you as I just came down the same road... I have a 30G planted aquarium. I started with one 24" Power Glo fluorescent. The two plants I had did ok, but all this is saying is that they didn't die. One month later I bought lots of planst with varying light...

Well, after 4 days of using clout the ich was gone from the loach. I treated again on day 5 and stopped after that. It seems to be gone, although I'm still monitoring just in case. The clout didn't harm any of my plants, athlough it did turn my one decoration blue. An overnight soak in a...

Today is day 3. The name of the med is "Clout." The angelicus botia loach still has a few spots of ich, but their are definately less now. This could either be from them falling off to go to the next stage or the clout is doing the job. The behaviour of the loach is much better now. It is...

Well, I took a trip to my great LFS yesterday, but the owner wasn't there (very rare). It's owned and run 7 days a week by one young guy (who's help teach me most of what I know) and an assistant to help 1-2 days a week. I told her my situation and picked up a 10G for a hospital tank. She...

I know this is an older post, but thought Rubbermaid is quite sturdy. Yes, it will 'bow' a bit, but it won't break. With cheaper brands, you have a legitimate worry... If you are still concerned, here's a way to guarantee it will not break. It is better than duct tape (duct tape will still...

First, I'm not an expert. But I've had the similar problems on a couple male betta's. Mine turned out to be fatal unfortunately, but were my very first fish before ANY knowledge. I also didn't try to medicate at all. I'd suggest quarantining the sick female betta in a seperate aquarium or...

Sorry, not to hijack the thread, but I couldn't bring myself to start a new one on ich with this one being so new and on the same topic. It's also a tough topic to search since search engine's generally won't allow 3 letter words. QUESTION: What sort of salt dosage per 10G (if any) would be...

In regards to the tetra's and angels and the food chain, the angels can and may eat neon's once they're big enough. Once they've eaten one, look out... **In theory** you can add an angel to an established tetra tank (with hiding spots) and the tetra's should be fine as they already know the...

I gathered from the appearance of the eyes that they were nocturnal. I've had it about 3 weeks now. For the first week (excluding thefirst night) I never saw it. It stayed buried deep in Java Moss. Since then, it's been coming out a bit more all the time. It still isn't a lively fish, but...