Hey folks,
I know at least of few of you are into planted tanks. Hopefully I can get second+ opinions on the lighting for a tank I'm rebuilding for my fiance. Her 20gallon long is a bit overgrown and over populated. Luckily, I have some supplies stored here to do a relatively easy upgrade for her. The goal is for a medium tech tank with small weekly water changes and ferts 2x a week.
My problem is the lighting. I have a few options.
1) keep the 1x55 watt AHS 10k Power Compact
2) add a second 55 watt AHS 10k Power Compact
3) switch to a duble t5 HO strip.
I think 1) would be enough light for the plants (see below) and that 2) and 3) would need a more aggressive maintenance regime than what she's up for. What do you guys and gals think?
Here are the specs:
29 gallon glass tank
Fluval 205, BIOwheel 150, Biocube mini circulating pump
Substrate is 1/2 caribsea flora max, 1/2 pool filter sand
Root tabs, PMDD drops, excel (for algae control), paintball pressurized co2 (2 bpm)
Plants:
Bolbitus, Amazon Sword, Dwarf Sagittaria, Rotala Indica, Red Tiger Lotus, Anubia nana, java moss, and a ... banana plant (she loves them)
Fish:
Cardinal tetras, Cory cats, one angel fish, one amazon puffer (very docile little guy, we've had him for years), siamese algae eater(s), and a rubber lip pleco.
I know at least of few of you are into planted tanks. Hopefully I can get second+ opinions on the lighting for a tank I'm rebuilding for my fiance. Her 20gallon long is a bit overgrown and over populated. Luckily, I have some supplies stored here to do a relatively easy upgrade for her. The goal is for a medium tech tank with small weekly water changes and ferts 2x a week.
My problem is the lighting. I have a few options.
1) keep the 1x55 watt AHS 10k Power Compact
2) add a second 55 watt AHS 10k Power Compact
3) switch to a duble t5 HO strip.
I think 1) would be enough light for the plants (see below) and that 2) and 3) would need a more aggressive maintenance regime than what she's up for. What do you guys and gals think?
Here are the specs:
29 gallon glass tank
Fluval 205, BIOwheel 150, Biocube mini circulating pump
Substrate is 1/2 caribsea flora max, 1/2 pool filter sand
Root tabs, PMDD drops, excel (for algae control), paintball pressurized co2 (2 bpm)
Plants:
Bolbitus, Amazon Sword, Dwarf Sagittaria, Rotala Indica, Red Tiger Lotus, Anubia nana, java moss, and a ... banana plant (she loves them)
Fish:
Cardinal tetras, Cory cats, one angel fish, one amazon puffer (very docile little guy, we've had him for years), siamese algae eater(s), and a rubber lip pleco.