a quick shot of my 55. right at 1.5 watts per g., no co2 or ferts.. as you can see i grow lots of BBA, lol but the bushynose and sae are finally cleaning that up...
Hey, I need some help,
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Whoa! His tank is 20L not 20G!!! That's about 5 US gallons.
Something like 5 neons or 5 ember tetras and a betta would be cool. Its not really big enough for cories.
I think that filter would be just fine on a 5 gallon tank. Generally the more filtration the better. If I was using that filter I would replace the carbon with some other media such as course sponge or biological media or a combination. Some sponge is good for filtering out gunk. Biological media for processing ammonia and nitrite. The noodles are good. Save the carbon for removing meds if you ever need to.
Eco Complete is really good substrate. Forget the CO2 for the moment. Make sure you have good lighting and pick plants that are rated "easy" on the Plantgeek site. You can achieve a really beautiful tank that way.
You said your tank was 20L, not 20G. Did I misread it? 2wp gallon is sufficient light for a really nice non CO2 planted tank if you pick the right plants.
If your tank is 20 gallons, you will need 2 bags of eco complete.
Don't forget you will need a heater, too. Stealth or Jager are good brands. For a 5 gallon tank get 25 watts, for 20 gallon get 100 watts. Don't be tempted to go the cheap and nasty route on heaters. A malfunctioning heater can wipe out your whole tank faster than anything else.
Yeeah, hahaha i need to describe my tank size better from now on...Its a 20 gallon long. hahahaha
