Just Put Some Live Plants In My 15g Community Tank

[Steve Adams]

Hi,

the lfs said to keep my lights on 10-12 hrs a day wiht the plants in tank....last time i did this without plants I got terrible alge bloom.....anything I should know? also, for lighting...I have to 4000k screw in florecents in my hood as opposed to 2 incandecent lights....should I get some new lights as well?

 

[kenneth_kpe]

how powerfull in wattage are the screw ins ? you could go and get daylight bulbs compared to the one you have now hich is think is cool white it would be better for the plants

 

[Steve Adams]

they are like 13w real watts, that put out 60w of light each....they are the cool white..they look good...just wondering about them for my plants! everything looks great now.

 

[kenneth_kpe]

what plants did you put in your aquarium ? i would suggest getting daylight bulbs you migh liek the color difference it makes and its better for your plants, daylight bulbs are rated at around 6500 kelvin

 

[Steve Adams]

to tell you the truth I have no idea what plants are in there.....i just went to the lfs looking for silk, and went with real plants instead.

 

[BWBettas]

i bought from java. Very nice plants

 

[kenneth_kpe]

To tell you the truth it would help if you could provide pics of the plants