Too much light for a 2g?

[adblair]

I just got back form lowes and I found a 15 watt spiral that fits. The straight ones had a larger piece right above the base and I didn't really have the clearance for it, but this one fits great. THANKS OG!
The new bulb really makes the water look clearer too. Go figure. :scratch:
I have got a couple of plants in there now, not sure I will keep them there, I just moved a couple of new ones from my other tank. Will they be ok with no fish? I am thinking I will move some gravel from my other tank in there (for bacteria) and maybe get some shrimpies in there later tonight.
If I did decide to get the hairgrass in the future anyone have any suggestions on planting the stuff? From what I have seen it comes in that "stuff" in pots and the plants are SOOOO tiny when you take them out.... how do you get them to stay planted without burying the whole darn thing? Or is there another "ground cover" that someone can recommend? I really don't think want to do a lot of tall stuff in there....
ALSO.... if I wanted to do a crypt, would I have too much light?

Ya'll are so helpful! THANKS for everyone's advice!

 

[djlen]

If you have another tank, squeeze out the sponge from that into some tank water and the siphon the gunk(mulm) into your new tank right onto the new tank's gravel, or if you have two sponges in the established tank, take one of them and put it into the new tank's filter. This will establish a bacteria colony quickly for you.
The plants will be fine without fish. Give them a week/10 days to establish themselves before adding fish.
Planting: remove the plants from the pot and remove any packing material that surrounds the root gently. That stuff is probably loaded with nutrients that could cause algae problems down the road. Then decide where you want to plant a particular plant.....take the plant by the crown(just above the roots) and put it onto the substrate an inch or two away from where you want it to eventually be, and gently push it into the substrate while gently sliding it toward the desired location. You will notice the roots going under the substrate as you move it to it's final spot. If you have done it correctly, the crown should be slightly buried and as many of the roots as possible, buried. Now gently pull the plant out enough so that the crown is at the substrate surface with no roots showing. This method should keep it in place.
Plant as heavily as you can and you won't have to worry about a 'cycle'. The plants will take care of that for you.
The reason I suggested stem plants is that they are fast growing, and use a bunch of the toxins that the fish you will eventually introduce, will give off(ammonia & nitrites) until the tank can establish itself. Down the road the ammonian will give way to nitrites which will give way to nitrates. At that point the tank is on it's way to being 'established'.

Len