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OK I have been doing some looking around for what I'll need for my first FW planted tank,so fare I'll go with...
this for my lighting ,this will give me 130 watts =4.48 wpg,I can go with a 55 watt pc set up,but I'm thinking more lighting is better or is that just the reefer in me talking ??
for filtration I'm looking at Eheim Pro 2222 or the 2213
for my substrate I'll have a 3 inch bed of Flourite toped off with 2-3mm gravel.
I'll do the DIY Co2 reactor( soda bottle ) for now and to get things started I'll order something like this plant package ,is this a good plant vendor,could I buy from a better vendor ??
Well how does it look so fare ?????
thanks for any input
 
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Sorry, I just had to. I will try to answer as many questions as I can.

The more light you have, the faster the plants are going to grow and the more neutrients there will have to be. Honestly, I would go with a pressurized system with that much light. I have 160 watts on my 72g tank and I have 3 DiY bottles over it and it's barely enough. It lasts a little less than a week. You will have to *** neutrients like flourish, etc to keep everything in ballance.

Too much substrate. You want to try to keep the substrate as low as possible to prevent anaerobic spots from forming. I would go with about 2 inches of flourite with that 2-3 mm of gravel.

HTH
 
"Aaahhhhzzzzyyy lost his mind, can he see or is he blind..."
LOL
I would go with a pressurized system with that much light.
OK,so is this a lighting overkill,I was told in another thread that it might be...,I have a Custom Sea Life 65 watt pc tossed in a corner,it just needs a new light,I can order a 65k for about $20. rather than the $130.
Too much substrate. You want to try to keep the substrate as low as possible
This is the Reefer in me,in a reef tank ya want 4-6 inches,freshwater really is a new world....
 
6700K's will work fine...
 
I don't think that's too much substrate for a heavily planted tank. :) You might wish to consider Aquabotanic's algae buster package for plants to start out. You need to start out a high light tank with fast growing stem plants to break it in.

This whole thread might be better answered in the planted forum by the way.
 
Why not get the light with one 65 watt bulb? Cheaper and easier to handle the plants. They won't grow as fast and you won't have to worry about adding mucu more neutrients and CO2.
 
If your tank is well planted and the plants are healthy, ~4" of substrate is not too much at all. I use 4-6" routinely.

I don't like layered substrates, I'd do all Flourite. The two gravels will be mixed with months anyway.

Agree on the pressurized CO2. If you go high light, you need bottled gas.
 
Why not get the light with one 65 watt
OK,what if I go with the 67K,toss in a 20 watt NO giving me 87 wpg just to get started,learn more apout the plants I want to keep and then make changes in my lighting if need be...
, ~4" of substrate is not too much at all. I use 4-6" routinely That is what I have in my reef tank 6 inches,so in fresh water it's not overkill ??,in salt tanks we use it as a means of filtration but from what I can tell FW is not the same,meaning ya cant seed the DSB and use it as a means of natural filtration
 
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