Hey guys I have a 225 gallon aquarium 5x3x2 and Currently only have a large amazon sword plant which is doing very well, and two smaller pieces of java fern that seem to equally be doing well.
I am extremely new to planted tanks so I want to stick to the basic species like Anubis, swords, Vallis etc.
And I have a few questions
Firstly, What would be some good species that have the same kind of light requirements?
Its worthy to note that when I put in a pink colored small plant the Diamond tetra group I had kept picking at it and ripping it apart, I am sure its the color cause everything else gets left alone by everyone, and diamonds are plant friendly. My guess is they mistook it for the flake I feed them.
Secondly, I have 3 48" bulbs on the tank right now, One color max, one regular white, and then one thats just a random bulb I had lying around. I currently run about 8 hours of sunlight on the tank and my plants seem to be doing well.
I am awaiting the delivery of a finnex plant plus 48" fixture that I will run with probably the colormax and white bulb also. My tank is 3' wide so honestly you need a lot to light it up.
My question is, with the plant suggestions and the fact that I`ll have a Finnex plant plus, Which is basically an LED that emits the true 660nm spectrum ideal for photosynthesis. So essentially it is perfect because I wanted to switch to LED anyway but this way I can still grow undemanding plants. I can get them for just over $100 so its a killer deal.
My biggest question is, as a complete noob.
How many hours a day should I give my plants light for?
Honestly I have never kept planted aquariums before and so far I have stocked the tank with plant friendly species and tested the ground with some hardy plants but as I get my new light and want to get some more, I need to know some of the most basic things. I am not really interested in using Co2 or anything like that at this current point as I am new, so any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated. Here are a few quick pics of my set up, its kinda new and very different to the monster fish I had in there before.
With a tank this big, until It has 100 fish in there it won`t look stocked.
Also if anyone is interested in the spec side of the light here is a link to the manufacturer website
http://finnex.ca/shop/led-aquarium-lighting/finnex-fugeray-planted-plus/
I am extremely new to planted tanks so I want to stick to the basic species like Anubis, swords, Vallis etc.
And I have a few questions
Firstly, What would be some good species that have the same kind of light requirements?
Its worthy to note that when I put in a pink colored small plant the Diamond tetra group I had kept picking at it and ripping it apart, I am sure its the color cause everything else gets left alone by everyone, and diamonds are plant friendly. My guess is they mistook it for the flake I feed them.
Secondly, I have 3 48" bulbs on the tank right now, One color max, one regular white, and then one thats just a random bulb I had lying around. I currently run about 8 hours of sunlight on the tank and my plants seem to be doing well.
I am awaiting the delivery of a finnex plant plus 48" fixture that I will run with probably the colormax and white bulb also. My tank is 3' wide so honestly you need a lot to light it up.
My question is, with the plant suggestions and the fact that I`ll have a Finnex plant plus, Which is basically an LED that emits the true 660nm spectrum ideal for photosynthesis. So essentially it is perfect because I wanted to switch to LED anyway but this way I can still grow undemanding plants. I can get them for just over $100 so its a killer deal.
My biggest question is, as a complete noob.
How many hours a day should I give my plants light for?
Honestly I have never kept planted aquariums before and so far I have stocked the tank with plant friendly species and tested the ground with some hardy plants but as I get my new light and want to get some more, I need to know some of the most basic things. I am not really interested in using Co2 or anything like that at this current point as I am new, so any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated. Here are a few quick pics of my set up, its kinda new and very different to the monster fish I had in there before.
With a tank this big, until It has 100 fish in there it won`t look stocked.
Also if anyone is interested in the spec side of the light here is a link to the manufacturer website
http://finnex.ca/shop/led-aquarium-lighting/finnex-fugeray-planted-plus/