WayneVT08
Fishaholic
To get my tank ready for being planted I need to upgrade some things right? I'm not gonna be putting in a special substrate. Just gonna have fertilizers and probably a CO2 system from a LFS or maybe a DIY one.
I really only have to get the lights but then I'll have to get ferts and such.
The lights, there are three options I'm looking at, all of which will have to be ordered online.
The first two are from Dr's. Foster and Smith's website
All-Glass Triple Tube Fluorescent Strip Lights If you click there it will show you what all is included, I think I can use that with my original hood, but I could be wrong. It's the second cheapest of the three.
Coralife Aqualight Single Compact Fluorescent Strip Lights
It comes with 2 21" 65 watt lights. Which would make it around 2.4 WPG. Even though it is the most expensive out of the three I like them because they look modern. But the only downside is that I would have to buy a glass top to the tank, which isn't a problem it's only around 12 dollars on that same site.
Triple Tube Fluorescent Light Strips The cheapest of the three, I still might have to go get another hood but I'm not sure. I'm really leaning towards the second one. I know what I'd have to get so that will probably be the one.
Coralife® Aqualight™ Digital Power Center™ I just need this for my lights to have a timer so I won't have to worry about turning them on and off when I go back to school.
Hagen Plant Grow Natural System with CO2 Just to have a sturdy base for my CO2, then after I use what they give me up, I can just use baking soda and yeast and it would pay for itself in a about a year.
And is where you guys come in, let me know what else I need, what kind of ferts I need since I'm not going to be replacing my substrate. And if you could offer me a little extra help tell me what these plants I have in my tank are called.
Here they are they are in the foreground. Thanks a ton.
I really only have to get the lights but then I'll have to get ferts and such.
The lights, there are three options I'm looking at, all of which will have to be ordered online.
The first two are from Dr's. Foster and Smith's website
All-Glass Triple Tube Fluorescent Strip Lights If you click there it will show you what all is included, I think I can use that with my original hood, but I could be wrong. It's the second cheapest of the three.
Coralife Aqualight Single Compact Fluorescent Strip Lights
It comes with 2 21" 65 watt lights. Which would make it around 2.4 WPG. Even though it is the most expensive out of the three I like them because they look modern. But the only downside is that I would have to buy a glass top to the tank, which isn't a problem it's only around 12 dollars on that same site.
Triple Tube Fluorescent Light Strips The cheapest of the three, I still might have to go get another hood but I'm not sure. I'm really leaning towards the second one. I know what I'd have to get so that will probably be the one.
Coralife® Aqualight™ Digital Power Center™ I just need this for my lights to have a timer so I won't have to worry about turning them on and off when I go back to school.
Hagen Plant Grow Natural System with CO2 Just to have a sturdy base for my CO2, then after I use what they give me up, I can just use baking soda and yeast and it would pay for itself in a about a year.
And is where you guys come in, let me know what else I need, what kind of ferts I need since I'm not going to be replacing my substrate. And if you could offer me a little extra help tell me what these plants I have in my tank are called.
Here they are they are in the foreground. Thanks a ton.
