Ideas for 10 gal

[suicune]

for a 10 gallons, you don't need much, I think they provide fluorescent for plants that can fit in the standard screw.

[aquabee]

Is it a rimless tank? If so, fluval flora lights are excellent and u can clamp them on anywhere. I have two on my 8 gallon nano... I think each is 13 watts but the spectrum is specifically for plants.


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[morpheus]

put some roots tabs and medium light 2w/g and you're golden, heck go for something higher light and they turn red... so pretty.
I agree that real plants are always better than those plastic junk. IME, The power of a planted tank can be greater than those mechanical filters.

Are those lights only strips? or do they exist in screw in bulbs? If i need to invest in a better strip light it will probably be worth it for a nicer tank...cant be that much for a 10 gal

[suicune]

put some roots tabs and medium light 2w/g and you're golden, heck go for something higher light and they turn red... so pretty.
I agree that real plants are always better than those plastic junk. IME, The power of a planted tank can be greater than those mechanical filters.

[morpheus]

Maybe that is why the swords died off so quick, not enough nutrients.

But yes i will be at the GHAC meeting. I will get in touch with you on what would be best to start. Thanks

[LooksLater]

Definitely. Swords are easy but can be nutrient hogs, especially in a 10g.
You're coming to the GHAC meeting, right? I'll PM you my number, start getting you a list together and bring you some stuff!

[mistahoo]

I'll be bringing sandwich bags of assorted mosses. They're mainly the mosses I got from Roy and Sasha. They've been growing like weeds since I started dosing ferts. I accidentally dumped too much ferts in, so they've got algae on them. A quick hydrogen peroxide dip should kill it off.

I also have root tabs, but I'm running low right now. Only have about 250 or so. I need to order some more soon.

[morpheus]

The swords would essentially last a few months, but gradually the leaves would split and brown until nothing left. I just stopped buying them

The tetras in my 29 all congregated and looked at the cabomba like "holy crap something is real and not this plastic junk..."

[suicune]

you need root tabs for sword plants

[mistahoo]

Swords are easy plants too though.

[morpheus]

Yeah we've got tons of nice low light easy stuff to get you going... I like where this thread is headed! Lolololol.
We're all more than happy to help pull you over to the dark side- plants and shrimp are fun easy tanks!

Thanks...contributions are always welcome..come one come all jk

[morpheus]

I have some flat mexican pebbles so you can tie your anubias, moss, and fern to, that would be great also. Standard 10 gallons all you need is a t8 to grow some nice low maintenance plants.

That would be great, also have the stones from Friday's get together to tie plants. Right nowt he light is a standard incandescent, so i screw in two CFLs. Start easy with the plants and work my way up in the world :)

[morpheus]

think i might go the shrimp/plant route to go a new direction

Only stuff i never managed to kill off was java moss, java ferns and duckweed....grasses did ok, so did anubias and cabomba. things like swords always died.

[suicune]

I have some flat mexican pebbles so you can tie your anubias, moss, and fern to, that would be great also. Standard 10 gallons all you need is a t8 to grow some nice low maintenance plants.

[LooksLater]

Yeah we've got tons of nice low light easy stuff to get you going... I like where this thread is headed! Lolololol.
We're all more than happy to help pull you over to the dark side- plants and shrimp are fun easy tanks!