Hi guys,
Not so long ago I bought a second hand Jewel tank as I wanted to try keeping tropical fish, and grew impatient waiting to find a pond for the goldfish so that I could use the 40 gallon! I then decided that I wanted the tank to be planted, and would really like to have it quite heavily planted. My problem is that, as an old Jewel, the tank came with a hood that takes 2x 24" T8 bulbs - giving me only 36 W for a 25 gallon tank. I've now find that this won't be even nearly adequate - so what do you guys suggest? I'm on a bit of a budget, so would prefer a relatively affordable solution... if one exists!
Any help would be greatly appreciated. As you can tell, whilst I've kept fish for a number of years, I'm fairly new to the world of aquatic plants.
Not so long ago I bought a second hand Jewel tank as I wanted to try keeping tropical fish, and grew impatient waiting to find a pond for the goldfish so that I could use the 40 gallon! I then decided that I wanted the tank to be planted, and would really like to have it quite heavily planted. My problem is that, as an old Jewel, the tank came with a hood that takes 2x 24" T8 bulbs - giving me only 36 W for a 25 gallon tank. I've now find that this won't be even nearly adequate - so what do you guys suggest? I'm on a bit of a budget, so would prefer a relatively affordable solution... if one exists!
Any help would be greatly appreciated. As you can tell, whilst I've kept fish for a number of years, I'm fairly new to the world of aquatic plants.