rescaping my 10 gallon.

[allaboutfish]

this is the light i have now. i have 2
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Lights-of-America-10-Watt-Mini-Fluorescent-Aquarium-Bulb-1-ct/10448675

 

[allaboutfish]

ugh!! it was 30 dollars on the site. so 5 dollars over. i dont see why you need to pay priority shipping for dryed goods. i think i might can find alot of this stuff at memfish(my lfs) they had ALOT of plant ferts and such last time i was there. what exactly should i look for?

 

[livebearerfreak]

actually that sponge filter is just fine for that tank..

Looks very.. bleh... Scrub off that algae.

That sponge filter is too big for that small of a tank, a HOB would be best.

That plant is getting sucked up like crazy also, I would do a HOB filter,

Scatter the rocks out a bit, put the small plants around the rocks, and the big ones opposite side of the inlet for the HOB filter.

 

[allaboutfish]

should i still go with the other CFLs? the lights i have(the link) are daylight CFLs but i dont think there as high wattage.

 

[HalfFrozen]

actually that sponge filter is just fine for that tank..

I am saying that it looks huge, and takes up too much room in such a small tank. I am sure its rated for bigger tanks. Just saying.. its size.. if they OP is going for a nice aquascape, he would be better off with a HOB.

 

[allaboutfish]

i agree it take up too much space plus my RCS and ghost shrimp are going to be using it.

 

[allaboutfish]

would it be good enough to squeeze the spong filter into the new filter to seed it? i wont have fish in it for probably a week or more.

 

[homedog98]

Can't answer your question, but it might be a good idea to plant along the back now while your plants are small. It also might encourage them to grow as well... I've noticed plants tend to get taller when they're competing for light. But I'm no plant expert lol... So by no means hold me to this. I'm sorry your having so much trouble.

 

[allaboutfish]

that makes sense since they would be competing for the light.

 

[jpappy789]

Squeezes can work IME, might work better to put actual pieces of the sponge into the new filter to seed.