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I’m in Wilmington NC. Thanks I’ll check out that website when I get a chance!

I’ve looked for groups and haven’t had any luck :( Most people around here have saltwater tanks I think... there’s only one LFS that sells freshwater.

Thanks! Since I’ve got the finnex 24/7+, it’s got the fancy daylight program. It runs through the day and automatically dims.. maybe I’ll try to actually use that. Some of the plants have a little new growth, which makes me optimistic. The whole setup is still fairly new, so maybe that’s why...

Hey everyone, My plants are looking a little sad in my tank and I can’t figure out why. They’re in a 25 gallon bowfront with a finnex 24/7+ light. I’ve kept the light on MAX just about every day to make sure the plants are getting enough light. I ordered Thrive fert and added the recommended...

I remembered what it was! Hygrophila ‘Kompact’. Sad news about the sword... I’ll try out Thrive, thanks guys!

It’s a bowfront. I’ve already heard that it’s hard to get proper lighting in the front of the bow. If the one finnex isn’t enough, I thought I might get a second since you can control the amount of light it gives off.

I’m in Wilmington NC. Sorry for the delayed response.. been dealing with a little stormy weather haha. So I went out and bought some plants the other day at my LFS. They had all livestock on sale for 25% off.. I also got two espies (they only had two, I’ll get more when they restock). I got...

Hey everyone! Sorry for not responding. I evacuated for a week and a half. I work for a landscape company so we’ve been crazy busy since I got back. I took the betta with me and he lived in his travel jar. We lost power at my apartment that we had evacuated from. Not sure for how long... could...

Hey guys, I’m in North Carolina and am about to run away from hurricane Florence. I may not be able to make it back to my apartment for a week. The power may go out. I have my 25 gal with my betta and 3 (2 pregnant) red shrimp. I’m definitely bringing the betta with me in case I can’t come back...

Hey everyone! If you didn’t see my other post in a different section, I have a new 25 gal tank that I want to plant. I’m a horticulturist (for landscape plants), but I’ve got a few questions as I’m a newbie to aquarium plantings . Right now I just have pea gravel with some bigger rocks...

They have a stronger version that has 250 lumens per ft (where as the other one had 100). This one is 6500k. They do have one that’s at 14000k too...

Alright thanks. So I’m getting closer haha. I’m sure I’m driving y’all nuts, appreciate all the help!

https://m.ebay.com/itm/Aquarium-Fish-Tank-WHITE-6500K-Lighting-LED-Strip-100-Lumens-Ft-Salt-Water-Reef-/270975018457 Alright I found these lights... thoughts? Would that be enough Lumens if I did 4-6 20” strips? I found a site that said it takes 40+ lumens per liter for high light plants. If...

I may have gotten impatient and thrown the betta and shrimp in the tank already... I’m going to keep a close eye on the parameters.

It’s all gravel with the bigger stones that I had in my 5 gal, the last picture on that post is looking down from way above the tank. And no, definitely not particle board LOL. I can see how it looks like that from the picture. It’s fake granite. Some sort of stone that’s in the center of the...

Soooo update on the tank... I’m not sure if I’m being paranoid or not about this so bear with me. I found a new stand that’s shorter and wider at a thrift store. I took all the water out and almost off the substrate. I moved the tank and started to put the substrate back in. I then noticed a...

Thanks! For cycling, I have already put the log from the 5 gal in the tank. I was planning on adding the substrate too. I only have a betta and 3-5 red shrimp in the 5 gal right now. I really don’t want a chaotic tank, so I was going to stick with what I have for now. I might add a small school...

Perfect, thank you!!

Are those strips waterproof if I wanted to put them on the underside of my hood?

Awesome, thanks for the info! That all really helps. What sort of lumen range am I looking for?. I guess I should have put this in freshwater newbie :p Would something like this work? LEDENET 12" 6500K-7000K White Super Bright 18LEDs 5050 Aquarium LED Strip Lighting for Fish Tanks - Waterproof...