I'm trying to find some lighting that will be enough for low light plants in a 5 gallon tank that I have. Something that will encourage enough growth in my plants that will keep the algae down...but where I won't need to do an O2 system. I have Echo-Complete substrate with a thin layer of spagnum peat moss underneath.
Is there any specific filtering pad I can use that will help the algae situation ? I DON"T overfeed my fish....and I DO regular water changes twice weekly....just to head off any of that feedback...lol.... I have a male and female betta in the tank with a seperator and I only put 3 betta pellets each in twice daily and they both eat them right up. There are no other critters in the tank, just a few plants...water sprite, small amazon sword and some of those lily bulbs from walmart..which are just starting to sprout.
PH - 7.6
Ammonia - 0
Nitrites - 0
Nitrates - 0
Right now all I have for that tank is a 10W compact flourescent 6500K daylight bulb...one of those that screw into a regular incandescent fixture.
I have read somewhere that the general 2 watts per gallon rule doesn't apply to smaller or larger tanks for some reason or other.
Will the fixture in this link be enough for low to mid range plants....or too much which might require me to add an O2 system ?
http://www.aquariumpros.com/Merchan...de=ESU53122&Category_Code=LFpm&Product_Count=
Is there any specific filtering pad I can use that will help the algae situation ? I DON"T overfeed my fish....and I DO regular water changes twice weekly....just to head off any of that feedback...lol.... I have a male and female betta in the tank with a seperator and I only put 3 betta pellets each in twice daily and they both eat them right up. There are no other critters in the tank, just a few plants...water sprite, small amazon sword and some of those lily bulbs from walmart..which are just starting to sprout.
PH - 7.6
Ammonia - 0
Nitrites - 0
Nitrates - 0
Right now all I have for that tank is a 10W compact flourescent 6500K daylight bulb...one of those that screw into a regular incandescent fixture.
I have read somewhere that the general 2 watts per gallon rule doesn't apply to smaller or larger tanks for some reason or other.
Will the fixture in this link be enough for low to mid range plants....or too much which might require me to add an O2 system ?
http://www.aquariumpros.com/Merchan...de=ESU53122&Category_Code=LFpm&Product_Count=