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Zix Stix Fingerling Posts: 16 Kudos: 7 Votes: 4 Registered: 26-Sep-2007	Hi everyone. I was just wondering if all these plants would go together and be capable in my 20 gallon. 23" long x 12" wide x 15" high Aqua-Glow light - 15 Watt No Co2 underground fertilizer. Drift wood Carbon and sponge filter. Heater. Fish: 10 Neon tetras, 5 ghost shrimp, and 4-5 ottos. Here are the plants I would like to have: ~Lyzimachia nummularia. ~Bacopa carolina ~Cabomba carolina ~Rotala indica ~Jave fern ~Hygrophila difformis ~Anubias Barteri Ps: If you have any other sugestions for medium to small plants. PLEASE let me know. i am trying to layer my tank. Thank you. ~Zix Stix~ Cheers, ~Zix Stix~
Posted 04-Oct-2007 01:58
clownloachfan Fish Addict Posts: 660 Kudos: 850 Votes: 115 Registered: 10-Oct-2003	15 watts is really low. that only gives you 3/4 a watt per gallon. With that lighting, you can keep the anubias and java fern. If you double the wattage, you could keep the rotala, wisteria and bacopa. I would suggest cryptocorynes and aponogetons also. Saggitaria would be a nice foreground plant also.
Posted 04-Oct-2007 02:21
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Just checking my reference and it suggests 2-3 Watts US Gall for a planted tank and as you can see you are well below that. The plants might I did say might grow but it is not very likely and if they did they certainly would not be very healthy plants. Many forget it is not only the wattage it is the type of light as well. Both my tanks have two fluro tube lights one plant and the other a daylight also they are not the cheap ones you pick up at a general store. The better the quality the longer they last which is usually about two years. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 04-Oct-2007 03:09
Zix Stix Fingerling Posts: 16 Kudos: 7 Votes: 4 Registered: 26-Sep-2007	Edited by zix stix So Kieth, I should get 40-60 watt light??? And yes i get good lights from my pet shop. Which are pretty expensive. Thank you for the advice... And yes i experienced problems growing plants before, and i never knew why. And your sure that much light wont kill my fish??? Cheers, ~Zix Stix~
Posted 04-Oct-2007 04:19
Zix Stix Fingerling Posts: 16 Kudos: 7 Votes: 4 Registered: 26-Sep-2007	Clownloach. i didn't really like the cryptocorynes, but the other two were very nice... Could anyone give me a good Aquaria plant site, so i could buy some??? Cheers, ~Zix Stix~
Posted 04-Oct-2007 04:26
clownloachfan Fish Addict Posts: 660 Kudos: 850 Votes: 115 Registered: 10-Oct-2003	no, that much light will not kill your fish. If You do get that much ligh, it will be useless unless you add fertilizers and supplemental co2. They will be the limiting factors. Personally, at the least, i would get a second 15 watt strip. That way if you do not want to deal with ferts and co2, you do not have to. But if you want to, go for the full 3 watts, which is not neccesary to grow nice plants.
Posted 04-Oct-2007 04:31
Zix Stix Fingerling Posts: 16 Kudos: 7 Votes: 4 Registered: 26-Sep-2007	Clown I ahve Ferts, but my co2 system is WAY to loud... i can barely hear my own Tv on the bottom floor of my house with it going... My lid only has 1 strip for a light... so should i just get a higher powered light??? Cheers, ~Zix Stix~
Posted 04-Oct-2007 04:57
clownloachfan Fish Addict Posts: 660 Kudos: 850 Votes: 115 Registered: 10-Oct-2003	either get the higher power light or get a glass hood so you could fit two strip lights on it. You usually need to get the glass hood for the higher powerd lights anyways, because they sit on legs, which dont fit on the plastic hoods.
Posted 04-Oct-2007 05:01
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Twin lighting is always the best way to go then you can alter the mix of plant and daylight tubes. A glass top is a must as this stops any moisture getting to any of the electrical components. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 04-Oct-2007 08:37
Zix Stix Fingerling Posts: 16 Kudos: 7 Votes: 4 Registered: 26-Sep-2007	ok. thank you. I will keep an eye out for a glass top. Cheers, ~Zix Stix~
Posted 05-Oct-2007 00:41


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