I have been running a 10 gallon planted tank for about 5 years, and I'd like to upgrade from the equipment I have. My goal would be to plant some faster-growing plants to out-compete the diatoms and algae.
I haven't been able to find a light strip/hood that works on my current basic tank. I'm happy to buy an all-in-one setup, or buy tank & lights separately, but I have been having troubling identifying setups that are good for freshwater; when I look at Drs. F&S, I see lots of discussion about the reefkeeping properties of a particular setup, not the freshwater plant aspects.
My LFS is AquaForest in San Francisco -- a great place, but they don't sell tanks/hoods/lighting.
If you have recommendations to share, please do!
Current setup:
* basic 10 gallon glass tank from Petco
* basic cheap incandescent hood from Petco, with 2 screw-in CFLs instead of incandescents
* AquaClear HOB filter
* submersible aluminum heater -- I like this piece
* EcoComplete substrate, about 1.5" deep (I'm willing to add more)
Inhabitants:
6 cardinal tetras
1 honey dwarf gourami
2 otocinclus
bunch of red cherry shrimp
Plants:
* lots of anubias -- they grow great under my crappy light
* dwarf Sagitaria -- which because of my crappy light, grows long and tall and stringy. I'd prefer it to look like ground coveer
I haven't been able to find a light strip/hood that works on my current basic tank. I'm happy to buy an all-in-one setup, or buy tank & lights separately, but I have been having troubling identifying setups that are good for freshwater; when I look at Drs. F&S, I see lots of discussion about the reefkeeping properties of a particular setup, not the freshwater plant aspects.
My LFS is AquaForest in San Francisco -- a great place, but they don't sell tanks/hoods/lighting.
If you have recommendations to share, please do!
Current setup:
* basic 10 gallon glass tank from Petco
* basic cheap incandescent hood from Petco, with 2 screw-in CFLs instead of incandescents
* AquaClear HOB filter
* submersible aluminum heater -- I like this piece
* EcoComplete substrate, about 1.5" deep (I'm willing to add more)
Inhabitants:
6 cardinal tetras
1 honey dwarf gourami
2 otocinclus
bunch of red cherry shrimp
Plants:
* lots of anubias -- they grow great under my crappy light
* dwarf Sagitaria -- which because of my crappy light, grows long and tall and stringy. I'd prefer it to look like ground coveer